UK
PARLIAMENT STUNNINGLY REJECTS DAVID CAMERON ON SYRIA
30
August, 2013
UK
Prime Minister David Cameron suffered a big blow late Thursday, as
Britain’s House of Commons rejected his motion for military action
in Syria as a response to a deadly chemical weapons attack by the
Assad regime last week.
The
motion was struck down by a 285-272 vote.
“It
is clear to me that the British parliament, reflecting the will of
the British people, does not want military action,” Cameron said
after the vote.
He
added that he would “act accordingly.”
The
vote in Britain came after hours of heated debate in Parliament.
The
US took notice of Britain’s waning enthusiasm for intervention.
Hours before the vote, White House aides leaked that President Barack
Obama would be willing to engage alone in Syria.
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The Guardian is doing a live blog HERE
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