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Proceeding contribution from Ed Miliband (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 29 August 2013. It occurred during Debate on Syria and the Use of Chemical Weapons.


Syria and the Use of Chemical Weapons

It depends on the case that has been set out and the extent to which international support has been developed—[Interruption.] I say to hon. Members on the Government Benches who are making strange noises that it is right to go about this process in a calm and measured way. If people are asking me today to say, “Yes, now, let us take military action,” I am not going to say that, but neither am I going to rule out military action, because we have to proceed on the basis of evidence and the consensus and support that can be built.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
566 c1445 
Session
2013-14
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Chemical weapons Crimes against humanity Inspections International cooperation Legal opinion International law Politics and government Refugees Weapons War crimes USA Syria Military intervention UN Security Council Joint Intelligence Committee Responsibility to protect
Link
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