Britain poised for Syria air strikes after Labour revolt against Jeremy Corbyn

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Source: Telegraph UK

Britain is poised to join air strikes against Isil in Syria after senior Labour MPs publicly defied Jeremy Corbyn and pledged cross-party support for international action in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks.

Hilary Benn, the shadow foreign secretary, welcomed a UN security council resolution - poised to be passed tonight- calling for "combat by all means" to be used to wipe out Isil.

Labour insiders said that the resolution is likely to be enough to convince as many as 60 Labour MPs of the need to extend RAF air strikes to Syria - something which would boost David Cameron's chances of passing a vote in the Commons.

Shadow cabinet ministers say that military intervention is even more likely after the party's own legal advice suggested that there is a "sound basis" for air strikes even without the UN approval.

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[CJCRANE]

1. This doesn't bode well. I see a Libya Redux in the near future. nt

[geek tragedy]

5. Huh? They're bombing Daesh, not Assad. nt

[CJCRANE]

6. They said they were only protecting civilians last time. Look what happened. nt

[iandhr]

2. Good

Maybe Labour will wake up and realize the mistake they made when they made him leader.

[Helen Borg]

3. Bombs need to be used

Before expiration date....

[T_i_B]

4. Both parties are divided on this issue

But Labour's divisions are so much worse. Especially on just about any defence related issue.

I must also add that I heard the Conservative chairman of the defence select committee (Dr Julian Lewis) on Radio 4 this morning talking about the possibility of military action in Syria and I agreed with almost every word that he said! There are many good arguments for military action, but we need to be sure that we do not make mistakes when it does happen, and that such action is taken on the right terms.