i do think parliament is the right body to ta ke think parliament is the right body to take those executivelly fall to the prime minister and her cabinet. . the prime minister under pressure because france also wanted to carry out military intervention and he is close with the united states. the united states was supported over the poisoning of these skripals, but there is a wider point here that is more significant and that is that the rules —based international order is important for countries like the united kingdom. more important arguably for us than france and other european countries than the united states. we rely on that for oui’ united states. we rely on that for our prosperity and security. it's right that we should participate in defence of that order and using chemical weapons is a direct violation of that international order, so it's right that the british government should play a role in defending it. are these missile strikes too late? it's been said that there were 50 chemical weapon strikes at least in syria, maybe 200. this is a response to one. what really is the point?

i'm clear that it's parliament's responsibility to hold the to account for such decision the parliament will do so. my responsibility as prime minister to make these decisions. i've been clear this military action was not about intervene with the civil war or about regime change. were determined to do our utmost to help resolve the conflict. that means concluding the fight against isis, working for humanitarian access and continuing efforts of global response. u.k. has committed almost 2.5 billion pounds. next week will attend the second brussels conference on supporting the future syria. will focus on military and support, bolstering the process in geneva and continued support to refugees in countries driving for the legacy of our own conference held in 2016. we will reinvigorate. this is the best long-term hope for the syrian people. the u.k. will do all of these things. but that's not what these military strikes were about. as i set out the military action from this weekend were focused on integrating the regimes chemical weapons capability. to achieve this there must be a wider dipl

but no debate in parliament. so so would she consider setting up, once the immediate issues are over, a cross-party commission of some kind to set out precisely what the role of parliament is in modern times in the use of military power against another state? and what exceptions, if any, there can be to the usual rule that the government needs parliamentary approval for taking grave actions of this kind. prime minister may: i thank my friend for the comments that he's made about the action that was taken in syria. by the u.s., the u.k. and france. he refers to the parliamentary position. the decision to act was taken on the basis that, first of all, obviously an effort was made in the united nations security council to put forward a resolution and to get that passed, that would have enabled investigation and accountability for these kept chemical weapons to be determined. that was vetoed by the russians so it was not possible to follow that diplomatic the route and the timing was such that it enabled proper plann

before taking pa rt consult parliament before taking part in military action., some voting against the government. but it is not a binding vote and will not have any lasting consequences. it is symbolic. the prime minister faced questions about why she did not consult parliament first and that will continue despite six hours of debate or so this afternoon and tonight. we will have yet another debate on that tomorrow. what did the opposition hope to achieve by this? i thinkjeremy corbyn's position is clear, he thinks parliament should always be consulted with military action and wa nts consulted with military action and wants the government to be put on the back foot on this. interestingly, we heard from some on the conservative backbenchers talking about supporting the prime minister while wanting the same thing. some labour mps criticised jeremy corbyn's approach. as ever with something as divisive as this, it is divisive. what does labour do? if it keeps pushing this issue to try to damage the government, it could backfire and have consequences forjeremy corb

but we will be as open as possible with this parliament as i say. i will continue to answer questions from this parliament on this issue mystery and duncan smith i said to my right on the friend that given the nature of our otago it of stopping syrians using chemical weapons further and of the need to take swift action i commend her for taking that notwithstanding the fact that others have criticized her for not coming to parliament coming to parliament is a must and the prime minister has done that today and will do it later on as well because i also raise the issue that these russians and the syrians are blocking the o.p.c. w. from going in to the targeted area and i understand there's a lot of cleanup and change taking place while that block is taking place at the same time so i have a simple question to ask or rather will friend given the confusion of some who are a bit uncertain about who is the greatest threat to world peace does she think that it is russia or america. but can i say to my right honorable friend that i think people people are s

and parliament became a key issue. we reckoned we were so important that we had to make ourselves heard. not because we thought we could go into government and implement something revolutions don't take place through parliament but we wanted to seize this opportunity to parliament was supposed to strengthen the movement. but it led to much more this long march through the institutions ultimately brought the greens into parliament and eventually into government but now fifty years after nine hundred sixty eight the final step has yet to be taken germany has no government and there will not be a green coalition with the conservative christian democrats the talks failed but you're not disappointed you. no i was relieved because i didn't think it would work you shouldn't try to bind together things that do not belong together. did you also fear that being in a coalition with the conservatives would change the greens are certainly i myself to heart in the first coalition with the social democrats twenty years ago. being in

this question of the air strikes to parliament and given the choice of whether to go ahead on not. for that we're still in the u.k. as well the mail on sunday newspaper has published a poll revealing that the british public was overwhelmingly opposed to the prime minister's decision to bypass parliament and if you go of a survey conducted before the missile attack that less than a quarter of the british public supported military action almost twice as many people were opposed to the operation in as in favor of it let's get some reaction from peter for joining us on the line now former ambassador to syria peter hey there thank you why do you think treason may didn't seek parliamentary approval as a convention seems to know dictate you think of blair back in two thousand and three cameron over the libyan no fly zone twenty eleven cameron again were unsuccessful bid of a syrian twenty thirty which he afraid to go to parliament. i'm sure she had very much in mind. president bush twenty thirteen feet cameron. you will not have want to take any risk of that happening again it could be ca

myhould say to many of previous colleagues in parliament, it is a pleasure to be back here in parliament. it is my first speech in parliament since i left office. i will never forget the first time i was in parliament. lobby at the central the house of commons and the moment i stepped in their, i was about 27 years old, i just thought this is the place i want to be. some of you will know lord father-in-law who is not generally respectable but this instance managed to get me to see a labor mp. i was having this conversation with tom. me, you can't get in yet. it will take some time. i will never forget the excitement and that excitement is with me as i come back here today. brexit.he lecture on [laughter] mr. blair: on one thing everyone is agree, brexit is the most important decision this country has taken since the end of world war ii, and the commencement of modern british history. it was taken by referendum on one date in june 2016 but the simple majority of those voting, and by a margin of 52% to 40%. -- 48%. there was no knowledge of what the alternative to life outside the eu would

first of all, on the parliament rig front, andi of all, on the parliament rig front, and i apologisence to this, i will be in parliament on monday to make a statement to parliament and give parliamentarians the opportunity to question me about this. i believe it was right to take the action that we have done in the timing that we have done, as i have indicated, in relation to assessment planning and operational security. and it was to send a very clear message about the use of these chemical weapons. i believe the action taken will have significantly degraded the capability of the syrian regime to use chemical weapons. we want to deter their willingness to use chemical weapons but they should be in no doubt of our resolve, and i believe that as an international resolve on these issues, to ensure that we do return to the situation, where it is accepted that the use of chemical weapons is illegal, is banned, they should not be used. i think obviously this has been a tripartite operation with the united states, with france and the united kingdom. you asked specifically about the franco

votes on theresa may's deal, parliament votes against the deal, parliament decides what happens nexte prime minister has said if you reject my deal the crash out with no deal and that has been part of her leverage, almost a threat, but now they can say, if you reject the deal, we can decide to stay in the eu, and it puts the power in parliament's eu, and it puts the power in pa rliament‘s hands and eu, and it puts the power in parliament's hands and that takes away a big piece of leverage for theresa may. she will have to try and overturn that when it comes back to the house of commons. this is where we are heading. we have lots of arguments about what was going to happen, what pa rliament‘s of arguments about what was going to happen, what parliament's role was going to be but the reality is, these kind of votes by showing exactly where parliament believes itsjob is exactly where parliament believes its job is and exactly where parliament believes itsjob is and some of exactly where parliament believes its job is and some of those rebels, i9 tory rebels in the lords including the li

- parliament a 5d fihét ca 5. beta 5555553- parliament to have a 5d fihét ca 5. beta 5.555??k bolan quite strongly for this debate in parliament before action is taken —— some of our own party have been pulling quite strongly. pressure from the usa and maybe from france that it does not seem like at the moment something is able to happen immediately, which does give the time. is that your idea as well? this is very difficult. the problems he faces is that it may require an executive decision if we are following the united states in course of action. she cannot get the parliamentary approval she needs immediately to do that. then you get the problem of a retribution which could come from parliament if it feels it is being left out of such a crucial decision. it is quite important that this is not just crucial decision. it is quite important that this is notjust on the labour side, where there are serious doubts about air strikes if thatis serious doubts about air strikes if that is what it is. there is a sizeable number, at least a dozen conservative mps and some of them forme

speaker, that it is parliament's responsibility to hold me to account for such decisions, and parliament will do so, but it is my responsibility as prime minister to make these decisions, and i will make them. mr. speaker, as i have been clear, this military action was not about intervening in the civil war in syria or regime change, but we are determined to do our utmost to help resolve the conflict in syria. that means concluding the fight against daesh, which still holds pockets of territory in syria. it means working to enable humanitarian access and continuing our efforts at the forefront of global response, where the uk has already committed almost 2.5 billion pounds, our largest ever response to a single humanitarian crisis. and next week, we will attend the second brussels conference on supporting the future of syria and the region, which will focus on humanitarian support, bolstering the u.n.-led political process in geneva, and ensuring continued international support to refugees and host countries, driving forward the legacy of our own london conference held in 2016. and it me

prime minister is accountable to this parliament not to the whims of the us president i. have to see this speaks exclusively to an italian journalist who says he's facing death threats from the mafia over his investigations into organized crime. i know that at the moment there are five. point. five caribbean here you follow me day and night because of that. and the german music industry is slammed for handing out a top award to a rap infamous for their anti semitic lyrics. time this monday the sixteenth of april welcome to r.t. international with me kevin i mean first ukraine's prime minister trees of may has been forced to justify. controversial decision to join the u.s. and france in striking syria without approval of the first the intervention against assad's government has led to a lengthy and impassioned discussion in parliament. we just it's highly likely that the syrian regime had continued to use chemical weapons it is clear that diplomatic and nonmilitary means have not been fully exhausted were we not just following orders from america we have acted because it i

decisions and parliament will do so.it is my responsibility as prime minister to make these decisions and i will make them. jeremy corbyn completely disagreed with that, he is calling for a new more powers act which would mean that parliament and mp5 would always have to authorise military action u nless have to authorise military action unless it was an extreme emergency and the country was being attacked itself. he also said that what happened last week had not been fully investigated and he said that really, britain and the other allies should have waited until more had been done. mr speaker, this statement serves as a reminderthat mr speaker, this statement serves as a reminder that the mr speaker, this statement serves as a reminderthat the prime mr speaker, this statement serves as a reminder that the prime minister is accountable to this parliament, not to the whims of the us president. we clearly need a war powers act in this country to transform a now broken convention into a legal obligation. her predecessor ca

parliament as deputy president thanks very much for joining us this morning. monitoring group says some fourteen soldiers have been killed in a missile attack on a syrian government air base that airstrike happened in the province of homes. russia says israel attack israel's declined to comment at this hour the air strike follows an alleged chemical gas attack on the city of doom over the weekend which killed the ways for the civilians the un security council will be meeting later today to discuss the alleged use of chemical weapons in duma. these pictures appear to show as strikes on the town of duma in eastern. it's the last remaining rebel stronghold following a relentless russian backed onslaught on the region which began in february the white helmets volunteer rescue groups say at least forty people including many children were spics yates in the chemical attack. the regime continues the intense and violent shelling barrel bombs were dropped by helicopters carrying poisonous substances. until now paramedics haven't been able to enter because of the contin

when parliament resumes next week, do you intend to try to get parliament as a whole to back your strategy, which clearly you are opening the door to possible, further action? push for a vote to get parliament behind you? prime minister may: as i said and as you picked up in your question, the decision was taken for operational reasons after we had the opportunity to provide the fullest possible assessment and proper planning, and i believe it was the right thing to do. but we will of course, beginning an opportunity, the first opportunity when parliament r esits, will be on monday for me to go into parliament and make a statement, and to hear the views of parliamentarians on this issue. i will be very clear with parliament, as i have been clear this morning and have been clear with others, that this is not about action to intervene in the civil war. it is not about anything to do with regime change. it is about the use of chemical weapons. parliament, as i have been clear this morning and have been clear it is a limited and targeted set of strikes that have taken place in order to degrade

them —— beholden to the us president instead of the parliament.which we won, quants again intervened? is it any use? is it a numberof intervened? is it any use? is it a number of deaths? is it the president of the united states being indignant as he saw something on television? what is the threshold for continuing involvement in this struggle? that is all the more reason why we need to have parliamentary authorisation for continuing action. there were tea rful continuing action. there were tearful contributions and rare applause as mps debated what could be done to tackle anti—semitism. opening the debate, the committee secretary described it as the world ‘s oldest hatred. secretary described it as the world 's oldest hatred. a century ago, the then us president described anti—semitism as a noxious weed. u nfortu nately, anti—semitism as a noxious weed. unfortunately, in recent yes, this week has found fertile corners in the corners of social media and political activism, especially those anti— israel and end his zionist sentiment. return to accus

the parliament should have a say about it. parliament and discuss this matter. we remember even tony blair, he went to the parliament with his famous dossier, talking about the war and you know giving the reason for looking for support of the people and the parliament. now there theresa may is taking an act of war without going back to the parliament. there are some senior politicians, particularly in labour, who have been broadly making that point and in terms of salisbury poisoning, alexander, how on earth do relations improve between london and moscow? first of all, i find it remarkable that there is an attempt to link syria and salisbury. this is absolutely remarkable. there is no connection. and there is no proof by the way about the use of... the point is about the use of chemical weapons anywhere in the world. i understand. it is completely two different subjects and they have no connection at all. in salisbury by the wayjust like in syria, there is no proof at the moment. all these accusations, russia, nobody has prove

parliament should be consulted, parliament should be allowed to take a view on this, but instead the

government decides, parliament. sovereign after brexit which i am delighted about. it depends on the level of our engagement and how much we will be involved, if we take a non—lethal rove rs involved, if we take a non—lethal rovers a strong case that the government saying, we will support it may be provide some kid but we will take a very modest role. if there is to be a consistent bombing over a period of time to think that becomes more problematic. do you agree with that, if it is a one—off punitive strike, to degrade military capability in syria, does parliament needs to decide, do you want to say? it must be. because and the three occasions this has happened before, in 2013, 2015 and 2017 parliament was involved each time. this is more dangerous than any of those others. it would be completely wrong to bypass parliament this time for exactly the reasons your listeners have just indicated. i think bob and i don't want to start arguing about brexit but the fact that parliament has been bypassed on that issue actua

so she can actually predict how a vote in parliament will go if it comes to oil. stephen castle for the new york times in london thanks so much for joining the doubly so we've heard the views from america france and britain to germany now one of the countries that chance and i'm going back to germany would not take part in any missile strikes on syria. would germany will not exist today and i had an awful military action but i want to stress again that no decision has been made on this but we acknowledge and support that everything has to be done to signal that this use of chemical weapons is unacceptable. to some of the other stories making news around the world human rights group amnesty international says the number of reported judicial executions around the world fell a jerk last year but they warn that the true number of people put to death by governments is not know since some countries treat executions statistics a state secrets. the international law weapons chemical weapons watchdog the o.p.c. w. has confirmed that former russian spy service cryptologist

the first opportunity when parliament recent will be on monday for me to go into parliament and make a statement, and to hear the views of parliamentarians on this issue. i will be very clear with parliament, as i have been clear this morning and have been clear with others, that this is not about action to intervene in the civil war. it is not about anything to do with regime change. it is about the use of chemical weapons. it is a limited and targeted series of strikes that have taken place in order to degrade and deter the capability to use chemical weapons. second row here? >> thank you, prime minister. statements, you have repeatedly talked about the victims of the douma incidents. have you considered or are you considering having some of these victims taken to have medical care, the same that was given to those scribbled in this country or in the west? the syrian regime has other chemical sites that have not been attacked. would you go after them, and would you enlarge your coalition? first of all, one of the issues that we have as the united kingdom together with other interna

in terms of parliament, david cameron went to parliament, david cameron went to parliament five years have said no gain if theresa may had gone to mps to ask for that opinion? like so many things, especially with syria, it is complicated. she does not have to go to parliament. so she chose not to. people who want to have a vote wants to stop the action. it is the labour front bench, the snp. they are not interested in having debate and talking about it and listening to other points of view and coming to a decision, they want to get back on parliament to attack may and say, don't do this. i strongly suspect that when it does get parliament tomorrow, we don't know if there will be a vote, but a statement, i strongly suspect it will be quite a damp squib because it seems to be limited action, the usual suspects will want to talk, it used to be jeremy corbyn from the backbenches and now from the front benches, but i'iow and now from the front benches, but now most people will be willing to fall into line and i don't think there will be a row. what is your view? had she had the vote before

now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament.re is continued pressure on the home secretary over her handling of immigration. if she does take full responsibility for this serious issue, then perhaps she should do the honourable thing and resign. i do take serious my responsibility, but i do think that i am the person who can put it right. it is 60 years since the life peerages act. i have been talking to three prominent peers about the changes in the rules that allowed women to sit in the lords the first time, and hearing about the men who opposed the change. "we like women, we admire them, we even grow fond of them, but we do not like them here." the idea that people could think of saying that today is extraordinary. and the brexit secretary tells the committee he expects mps to back the government's stand on leaving the customs union. i expect the government's policy to be upheld. but if it is not, you will have to respect that. the government always respects parliament, but i expect the government policy to be upheld. but fir

in parliament. on the wider issue, i did address the wider issue of this was a limited and targeted strike that took place last night or series of strikes that took place last night by the three partners. but nobody should be in any doubt of our resolve on this issue which is to ensure that we see a return to that international norm on the prohibition of the use of chemical weapons. >> the syrian civil war has seen a huge displacement of people from the middle east toward the west. i'm wondering if you think that your action today will exacerbate that and cause more refugees to come to the west. and if you can tell us what extra planning, extra actions you will be taking to address that point, ease the pressure on nations and help the refugees themselves. >> well, you are right of course as a result of what has been taking place in syria over the last few years, seven years or so, we have seen a large number of people displaced within syria and obviously a large number of refugees from syria being d

body parliament on wheels for six hundred years. imagining in the house of commons and feb seventy four be pretty pleased with the progress that wheels us made over these last forty years can i say that in one thousand nine hundred eighty nine in march nine hundred seventy nine have been very pleased because it looks so dream then in one thousand nine hundred four we thought the progress would have come more quickly but it didn't and one has to work within the context of one's time and one's resources as a nation and one's own party resources so we move forward there's so much more to do with the greatest disappointment for me has been the failure of successive labor governments to make progress on the economic agenda for wales we really are not getting anywhere on that one and that is so close to my heart for my industrial past that that's the one thing i would like to be in that to sort out and the constitutional future for wales and the political future for bardhan wakely. as far as wales is concerned it does depend so much on wh

so should parliament have its say?o is catherine west, labour mp and former shadow foreign minister and conservative mpjohnny mercer. good evening. it looks as if you won't have a vote if there's going to be action you'll have to wear it. i don't see why we can't be recalled at the weekend, i could cancel in basements and most mps are back because parliament is sitting on monday. —— cancel engagements. we should be debating this issue this weekend so i'm waiting for the speaker to send me an e—mail so i can be in parliament on saturday and we can discuss this important topic. johnny mercer, the longest serving conservative mp, ken clarke, was perfectly clear that there should be a vote in parliament because cabinet has to be accountable to parliament and if it's inconvenient, too bad, you have to have a vote. it's not a question of convenience, this argument that you must go through parliament to conduct self defence is intellectually bankrupt. if you look at how these are made and the intelligence going into these dec

she should recall the parliament and discuss this matter.ny blair, he went to the parliament with his famous speech, talking about the war than giving the reason, looking for support of the reason, looking for support of the people in the parliament. but theresa may now is taking an actor for without going back to the parliament. and there are some senior british politicians particularly labour who have been broadly making that point. in terms of the salisbury poisoning, how on earth to relations improve between london and moscow? first of all, i find it remarkable that that is an attempt to link syria and salisbury. this is absolutely remarkable. that is no connection and that is no proof about the use... the point is about the use of chemical weapons anybody in the world. i understand. it is completely to different subjects and they have no connection at all. in salisbury, just like on syria, that is no proof at the moment. all these accusations, russia, nobody has proven anything. russia is not mentioned, a sort of substances of in americ

the only news lifelong girl in on the defense british prime minister to recently prepares to face parliament in the wake of u.s. led air strikes in syria the parliamentary session is under way with the prime minister may due to speak shortly she has come under criticism by the opposition who suggest the strikes may have been illegal or live in london for analysis also coming up. as world leaders react in the wake of this weekend's military strikes on syria the e.u. keen to switch the focus back to diplomacy with a new concerted push to bring russia back into the fold. plus former f.b.i. director james comey doesn't mince his words blasting president donald trump the man who fired him last year i think is morally wrong for the president who talks about and treats women like they're pieces of meat who lives constantly about matters become small and then since the reagan people believe that. comments come just ahead of the release of his book detailing the events surrounding his firing. think you so much for your company british prime minister theresa may is facing questions in parliament over

shop, although that is the root of the word parliament. the word parliament. her plans to parliament before taking this action. taking this action. that epitaph, when we see the prime minister has chosen not to do that. minister has chosen not to do that. taking what is the biggest decision a prime minister can ever take. a prime minister can ever take. so what will the motion be tomorrow, and will you force a vote? and will you force a vote? think it would be good if a vote can be forced. be forced. forced to make such an application using a relatively... using a relatively... event, after the air strikes have been carried out? been carried out? i think the prime minister has shown our parliament. our parliament. plenty of questions that need to be asked. asked. precedent for the way that powers are operating internationally. are operating internationally. that other countries think it's fine for them to do that, as well. for them to do that, as well. an example i'd give is yemen. example i'd give is yemen. to start bombing saudi arabia is of their role in yemen? of course we wouldn

and making a statement in parliament. on the wider issue, this was a limited and targeted strike that took place last night by the three partners but nobody should be in any doubt of our resolve to see a return to that international norm on the use of chemical weapons. >> the independent. the syrian civil war has seen a displacement of people in the middle east towards west. i want to know if your action will exacerbate that and cause more refugees to come to the west and tell us what extra planning or actions you will be taking to address that point to help the refugees. >> as a result of what has been taking place in syria the last few years, we have seen a large number of people displaced in syria and refugees from syria being displaced to countries in the region and further afield and we have been receiving a number of syrian refugees in the uk ourselves that our focus is on support for refugees in the region with considerable support to countries that have been providing refuge for them, lebanon, jordan and turkey ar

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making the case for intervention the british prime minister has to explain to parliament why he chose to attack syria without seeking the approval of m.p.'s. he speaks exclusively to an italian. journalist who says he's facing death threats from the mafia over his investigations into organized crime. the moment they're in . the german music industry slammed for handing out the top award to a rap duo infamous for their anti semitic lyrics. welcome to the news from r.t. international first this hour the british prime minister will soon explain to parliament why she ordered strikes on syria without getting its approval first the commons right now is holding its first session since the easter break macross with life went to resume may's expected to face m.p.'s this is a video of british and french fighter jets taking off and landing from their bases in the early hours of saturday as they join the u.s. led attack on syria french cruise missiles were also launched from the mediterranean and this is reports now on what kind of grilling to reason may might expect. we are certainly expecting a

some mps are angry about parliament not been consulted.ertising agency, sir martin sorrell, is stepping down. officials in sydney say a bushfire which is burning out of control in the city's southern outskirts is moving quickly towards a number of homes. firefighters have urged residents in two districts to seek shelter as the fire approaches as it is now too late to leave. recent weather in south—eastern australia has been unseasonably hot. the australian prime minister, malcolm turnbull, has been visiting the area. it is unseasonably hot and that is a matter obviously of great concern, but we have two deal would be worse that mother nature throws at us and the worst australians are presented with by nature, the more it brings up with by nature, the more it brings up the australian spirit. the selflessness and the commitment from the firefighters who are working with the adf and others and the community. great solidarity. i want to thank them again for bringing out the very best in the australian spirit when nature throws its worst at us.

labour want to clarify parliament's sidestep parliament.t's role in sending british forces into combat. the snp also says convention has been ignored. not many good things came out of the iraq war to barkok. but one of the things that it was a practice of parliament organising military action. —— iraq war debacle. smp is pushing for a symbolic vote tomorrow. theresa may is likely to face tough questions from all sides about her long—term strategy for syria. —— the snp. the united states says its preparing new sanctions against russia over its support for syria. the us ambassador to the un, nikki haley, said they would affect companies dealing with chemical weapons equipment. president putin has warned that any further western missile strikes against syria would cause international chaos. here's our middle east editorjeremy bowen. in editor jeremy bowen. damascus, in editorjeremy bowen. damascus, journalists were allowed in damascus, journalists were allowed to see one of the targets. the syrian deny it was a complex used to develop biologic

even if she was minded to go to parliament, there was a time to do it.iron is hot, not to let the moment pass, as perhaps president obama did, as you said, afew perhaps president obama did, as you said, a few years ago. they're practically wasn't time. it is quite possible that the prime minister would have been sounding out members of her own party, possibly even member is of the opposition, although that is unlikely. i think time precluded the opportunity of the british parliament having a say in whether action should be taken up. thank you very much. please don't go away. keep an eye across the wires for us and let us know what is going on. just to keep you up—to—date with

david coburn's of the member of the european parliament for the u.k.'s independence party hey david nice to see tonight what do you think trees of may did not see it's approved or we've heard what she said to say but when she forced into it at the end of the day do you think we should know she didn't hear this raft a day from basically all sides and so she did so why did she do it so very good question and i think it's rather foolish because. i i really don't think we should be fighting with the russians i think it's saber rattling is not the best way to deal with this all over so we can have nerve gas or or poison chemicals being used on people in sol's a very this is just absolutely an example i mean it's absolutely an example for it happened in duma but we have to find out who actually did it i think we're better off sitting down with the russians and talking to them rather than being extreme about this matter we need to know who actually did it i mean it does not make sense for president assad to use. poison gas or anything like that at the moment h

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so, parliament must be asked.f the government wishes to do that. i, myself, am unconvinced that that kind of retaliation is the right response, but the government should not be using that 2015 mandate as some form of blank check. no parliamentarian worth their salt would allow the government to do so. except, under prerogative powers, theresa may has the right to order military strikes without consulting parliament, mandate or no mandate. you're correct to say she has the prerogative power, there's no argument about that. the question is, should she use it in this circumstance? i go back to my point, we are only in syria because the then prime and mr david cameron felt then prime and mr david cameron felt the need to get the binding approval of parliament. any change to that mandate that he sought, any change to that mandate that parliament voted for, should only come at the behest of parliament, not at the use of the oil prerogative power. i think the public would expect that, and there's way more to discuss here

this isa time proudly in parliament square. of gender equality hasn't been reached. of course, progress has been made, women are leading at every level of society from science and tech to arts and politics, but there are still so much more to do. as with all important changes in history, we won't get there without a concerted effort by all of us, both women and men, so let this statue be a consta nt men, so let this statue be a constant reminder that we must not re st constant reminder that we must not rest and let this unveiling the moment where we all commit, committed to ensuring that the achievements of women throughout our history are never forgotten. commit to breaking down the barriers that still exist to women reaching their potential, and commit to standing on the shoulders of the giants that came before us, like millicent fawcett, and carry on their mission to make this country a more just, fairand to make this country a more just, fair and equal place for all. thank you. cheering applause ladies and gentlemen, we are

political power play a former soviet republic has led to furious protests and an attempt to storm parliament the details on that when we come back. when i was choked seemed wrong wrong wrong just don't call. me but you get to shape out this day to come out ok and engagement equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. american sanctions would be damaging but i mean is this just us is it fair is this all us or more jews a country like a tissue paper and when it thinks it doesn't need it anymore it just costs the way i think it's a it's a very good morning. bill . welcome back clashes have broken out in the small former soviet republic of armenia whether it's been four days of mass protests ahead of the longtime former president being sworn in as prime minister on tuesday police reportedly used tear gas and stun grenades against opposition activists as they marched on and tried to storm the parliament building several people are said to have been injured the unrest has its roots in a twenty fifteen constitutional referendum would saw the count

ministers are answerable for all they do to parliament, and not responsible for all that they do to parliament and they should not be able to decide what is appropriate and what is not. we are saying they can be used, but the government would note that we need the flexibility that, if it's appropriate to tidy things up, well who is taking this decision of it being appropriate? it may be theresa may?

at the first opportunity, parliament will have an opportunity to question this and i will be in parliament on monday to do so. the intent of this action is that it does degrade and it does deter the syrian regime from taking action. we will follow up with further action and the wider question of the use of chemical weapons. two more. >> sunday express. in light of russia continuing to use its veto, are you concerned about the effectiveness of the united nations? >> i think my message would be this? the membership of the security council is a permanent membership is given only to a limited number of countries. i think it is important that those who sit around that security council table take seriously the responsibility they have to the wider international community for decisions that are taken. i hope that the action that is being taken in syria will deter and degrade the syrian's ability to use chemical weapons and send a message to others about the use of chemical weapons. this is illegal, banned and should not happen. the gentleman in the second row here. >> thank you. william james, re