David Cameron drops plans to hold vote on airstrikes on Isis in Syria – because he’s scared he’ll lose again

Last Updated: November 3, 2015By

David Cameron is to shelve plans to call a House of Commons vote to approve British airstrikes against Islamic State (Isis) targets in Syria in a belief that he has failed to win over enough Labour MPs and a recognition that Russia’s military intervention has complicated the picture.

Downing Street has decided that RAF involvement in coalition airstrikes against Isis targets should not be extended from Iraq.

There are fears that Cameron would be weakened on the world stage by a second parliamentary defeat over military action in Syria.

Ministers had been discussing a potential Commons motion with Labour MPs as recently as 10 days ago, but the government has undergone a change of heart after failing to win the support of sufficient Labour MPs to be confident that it can overcome what is likely to be a sizeable Tory rebellion.

Source: David Cameron drops plans to hold vote on airstrikes on Isis in Syria | World news | The Guardian

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2 Comments

  1. Jarrow November 3, 2015 at 9:18 am - Reply

    These proposed strikes are tokenism anyway, at its worst. The amount of difference British involvement in bombing Syria would be next to nothing and make no difference to the tragic situation raging in that country, or elsewhere, seemingly without any hope of resolution.

  2. digger November 4, 2015 at 1:28 pm - Reply

    cameron lost the vote last time and still went on and bombed syria anyway drones and aircraft are bombing syria now and i believe it is illegal and cameron thinks he is above the law

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