Which mps voted against syria motion

Thu 3 Dec Updated at The list of Conservative MPs who voted against airstrikes is here, at The Stop the War Coalition has put out a statement about the result of the vote. However, we feel the speeches and votes of pro-war Labour MPs shows how little they understand the lessons of Iraq and other previous wars. Like the Bourbons they have learnt nothing and forgotten nothing.

The list of Labour MPs who voted for air strikes is here, at Updated at 3. Uniformed soldiers with phones to their heads. Clear skies above. Not a breath of wind. LBC SyriaVote pic. Standing at the end of the runway at Akrotiri Final labour numbers - 66 in favour, against, 11 absent. And, according to the Press Association, seven Tory MPs defied the whips and voted against airstrikes.

According to the Press Assocation, 66 Labour MPs voted for the government motion approving airstrikes. Shadow Cabinet: 11 yes to airstrikes, 16 No, chief whip abstention pic. On Newsnight Philip Hammond , the foreign secretary, warnsthat airstrikes against Isis could go on for quite some time.

Asked if they could last as long as four years, he replies:. Ally of hilarybennmp tells me: treatment by jeremycorbyn tipped him over edge into delivering that speech.

I believe the House has taken the right decision to keep the UK safe - military action in Syria as one part of a broader strategy. Tories say 7 Tories voted against main motion and 7 abstained. British airstrikes on Isis in Syria by weekend Tomorrow's Guardian pic.

They're holding a minutes silence at the SyriaVote anti war protest It's starting to rain pic. Max Schnieder, a Momentum organiser, rejected the suggestion that the movement would be mobilised against MPs who voted for airstrikes. We have made it absolutely clear that we are not campaigning on deselection. Of course, we think that people who are voting on bombing are wrong and we are disappointed in each person that we were unable to win the argument with them. We have been encouraging our supporters and others who are opposed to bombing to write to their MPs and tell them that David Cameron has not made the case for war and so we are here in solidarity with the other protestors.

They are here to push their own agenda. Belinda Chapman, who was carrying a Stop the War placard, remonstrated with Bexley when she heard him criticising Momentum. We want them out of our party. We want Eagle out, Benn out..

The pilots and other aircrew at the home of the Tornados, RAF Marham in Norfolk, have been working to get two more jets ready to fly out to reinforce UK planes already in action as quickly as possible after the Commons vote.

They will bring the total number of Tornados up to 10, allowing the RAF to increase sorties from two a day. How soon could the RAF be in action over Syria? It depends where they are. Engineers and ground crew were working on the two jets while the air crew underwent last-minute training in the air and with simulators. Corbyn adds: "The Government, I'm sorry to say, is now attempting to overturn that democratic advance.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn begins the debate by arguing "the principle of accountability to Parliament when it comes to war-making was established in ". The French foreign ministry has claimed Russia and the Syrian regime are still refusing to give international inspectors access to the site of the suspected chemical weapons attack in Douma. It said in a statement: "As of today, Russia and Syria still refuse to give inspectors access to the site of the attack. The PM was boosted earlier when she won full support for military action against Syria from the G7 group of nations.

They said: "This response was limited, proportionate and necessary - and taken only after exhausting every possible diplomatic option to uphold the international norm against the use of chemical weapons. Earlier today, the PM warned Commonwealth leaders - who are gathered in London for a week-long summit - that the use of chemical weapons cannot be "normalised", whether in Syria or Salisbury.

She said: "Some nations are choosing instead to shun the rules-based international system that underpins global security and prosperity. Most recently in the barbaric attack on Douma earlier this month.

MPs will ask further questions of the Prime Minister's decision to order airstrikes in Syria during a second emergency debate in the House of Commons later. Monday saw Theresa May face MPs for the first time since the military action on Saturday, which Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn described as "legally questionable".

Mrs May defended her decision during the minute session, stressing Russia should not be able to have an effective veto over UK foreign policy by consistently blocking action against the Syrian regime at the UN Security Council. MPs voted to say they had considered the current situation in Syria and the Government's approach. But, MPs did not get to vote on whether they approved of the decision to attack Syria's chemical weapons facilities.

Mr Corbyn has secured a second emergency debate - to be held on Tuesday - for MPs to consider what role Parliament should have in approving UK military action. He said: "The Government's failure to seek - let alone obtain - parliamentary approval for these air strikes sets a precedent for potential and more dangerous future action not just in Syria, but other countries.

Watch Live. Why you can trust Sky News. Key points: MPs discuss parliamentary approval of military action Corbyn accuses PM of 'flagrant disregard' of parliamentary convention Government wins symbolic vote. This means around 50 Labour MPs abstained, although none voted with the Government. No Tory MPs voted against the Government. Government wins vote MPs have voted in favour of the motion, which stated: "That this House has considered Parliament's rights in relation to the approval of military action by British forces overseas.

Corbyn asks MPs to vote against his own motion. MPs are now voting in the debate They are being asked to vote on the following motion: " That this House has considered Parliament's rights in relation to the approval of military action by British forces overseas.

Ex-army MP says War Powers Act would be 'calamitous insanity' Tory MP Johnny Mercer says he "profoundly disagrees" with the suggestion of a War Powers Act, which he says "would be an act of calamitous insanity to bring down on our foreign policy".

PM: 'A clear majority of MPs believe we did the right thing' On deciding when to order military action, the PM says: "A War Powers Act would remove that capability from a prime minister and remove the vital flexibility from the convention that has been established.

PM suggests consulting Parliament would 'take our adversaries into our confidence' The PM describes how she is able to see intelligence that other MPs are not able to. PM says consulting Parliament would have put armed forces at risk Turning to her reasons for not recalling Parliament to vote on last week's attack, the PM says: "The Syrian regime has one of the most sophisticated air defence systems in the world today.

May claims Corbyn wants Parliament to always have a say before ministers The PM suggests Corbyn wants Parliament to always have a say on UK military action, even in emergency situations. She says: "As I understood it, what the Leader of the Opposition was saying is that is should always be the case that Parliament takes a decision in advance of the Government" Corbyn shakes his head in response. It is easier to ask forgiveness than permission, and you cannot lose a vote you do not call.

Moreover, by acting first, May avoided two problems that Cameron faced. First, she did not struggle to deal with hypothetical objections. He did not help his case by publishing an intelligence dossier on Syrian weapons of mass destruction alongside a summary note from the Attorney General explaining why intervention was legal.

It had not in fact triggered a confrontation with Russia, caused large-scale civilian casualties or dragged UK ground troops into the Syrian Civil War. Second, May did not have to ask backbench MPs to support her on a conscience issue.

With the actual fighting already in the past, the votes in concerned only the question of whether the government had acted properly. But there was more to it than that. As Table 2 shows, May benefitted from vote-switching among MPs who were in parliament in both and By contrast, just 13 MPs who voted with Cameron in failed to support May. As Table 3 shows, personnel changes between and boosted both the pro-government and anti-government votes while reducing the number of abstentions.

This probably reflects greater political polarisation as the Conservative Party moved right and Labour moved left under the influence of Brexit and Corbynism.

It probably also reflected the more partisan nature of the votes in In other words, despite the fact that one third of seats in the Commons changed hands at least between individual MPs, less so between parties between and , this had less of an impact on the outcome of the vote in than did vote switching among those who were present on both occasions.

It makes sense, then, to consider why the vote-switchers in particular and the House in general might have changed their minds about Syria between and Table 4 sets out the results of a detailed content analysis of speeches made in debates on the two occasions.

The first two columns show that the issues MPs most cared about shifted between the two occasions. The proportion of speeches mentioning humanitarian concerns nearly doubled while the proportion mentioning Iraq nearly halved.