Lord Cameron has robustly defended his decision to intervene in Libya during his time as prime minister, calling criticism of the action “bunk”. The Foreign Secretary, who appeared before the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday, faced questions from MPs about the military action in 2011. A Foreign Affairs Committee report in 2016 described Britain’s military intervention in Libya as based on “erroneous assumptions” and an “incomplete understanding” of the rebellion against the former dictator. It also heavily criticised Lord Cameron for turning a limited intervention intended to protect civilians into an “opportunist policy of regime change” based on inadequate intelligence. They didn’t want to have that help in reconstruction.”During the two-hour-long hearing, Lord Cameron also faced questions about the Israeli bombardment of Gaza and the UK’s relationship with China.
