The victory hands Cameron the chance to restore Britain’s standing in global affairs.
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A big crowd of demonstrators, of all ages, gathered around Grey’s Monument carrying placards reading “Don’t bomb Syria”; “Not in my name” and “No more bombs”. News of the vote was met by howls of disgust by dozens of anti-war protesters demonstrating outside parliament.
In the end 66 of Labour’s 231 MPs voted in favour, including 11 members of Mr Corbyn’s shadow cabinet.
On Tuesday, the German government agreed to send Tornado reconnaissance aircraft, a naval frigate and a 1,200-strong force to assist the fight against Daesh.
He said: “I am assured both by the briefings that I have received and the wording of the motion that there is a coherent strategy in place”. “The question is this: Do we work with our allies to degrade and destroy this threat and do we go after these terrorists in their heartlands, from where they are plotting to kill British people?”
“It (Other OTC: ITGL – news) is in Syria where they pump and sell the oil that does so much to help finance its evil acts”, Cameron told parliament on Wednesday ahead of the vote.
In Washington, Obama described the U.K.as “one of our most valued partners in fighting ISIL [Daesh]”.
Six Typhoons with laser-guided missiles will lead the attack, with another two to join them at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. The first two planes took off within an hour of parliament approving the expansion of Britain’s air war from the confines of Iraq.
The British government on Wednesday voted to authorize military airstrikes against Daesh in Syria – joining an worldwide coalition of nations dedicated to eradicating the global extremist group.
Fallon said the UK Ministry of Defence would be assessing the damage done by the bombing later, but the aim was to strike “a very real blow on the oil and revenue on which Daesh (another name for ISIS) depends”.
World powers agree that air strikes alone will not defeat Islamic State, but differ on whom to support on the ground, with Moscow backing Assad’s forces and the West backing his enemies.
On the potential deselection threat to Ms Creasy, he said: “There is no way she should be deselected”.
The vote split Britain’s opposition Labour Party, with leader Jeremy Corbyn opposed but foreign affairs spokesman Hilary Benn in favour.
How did the MPs in the Black Country and North Worcestershire vote?
“It is quite clear that Jeremy Corbyn is the party leader in the country”. The RAF has been launching airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq since 2014.
“We need to squeeze the terrorists”, he said, adding the strikes overnight contributed to that effort.
And I would say finally to the Government that I have accepted their argument that if we want coalition airstrikes to continue on an global basis we should be part of that, but I would also urge them to accept my argument that we should be doing more to be part of supporting sanctuary for refugees who are fleeing that conflict too.
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“Instead of dodgy dossiers, we now have bogus battalions of moderate fighters”, he said.
