consultation with parliament. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, questioned the legality of the action and accused the prime minister of acting at the whim of president trump, as our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. calm, as the morning shift in westminster begins, yet no political peace, either home or away. the prime minister and her entourage have to explain why she pushed the button on air strikes thousands of miles away. a big day for the labour leader's side, too, claiming the government's action might have broken the law. statement, the prime minister. but time and again, the prime minister insisted the bombing in syria was legal, and the right thing to do for britain. let me be absolutely clear, we have acted because it is in our national interest to do so. it is in our national interest to prevent the further use of chemical weapons in syria