The House of Commons has voted in favour of extending UK
air strikes on Daesh to Syria.
The Prime Minister, who made it clear he was in favour of
launching air strikes on the terror group following the Paris attacks on 13
November, said he would not call a vote unless he was sure of a win. He was
worried a defeat would tarnish Britain’s reputation among its allies and serve
as propaganda for Isis.
The Liberal Democrats, who have eight MPs, pledged their
support for air strikes, while Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn gave his ministers a
‘free vote’ following pressure from his shadow cabinet.
Ministers discussed potential military action in a marathon
Commons debate yesterday ahead of the final vote at 10pm.
A majority of 174
voted in favour of UK air strikes. It means that the RAF could be carrying out
‘targeted reconnaissance’ missions over Syria as soon as today.
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