Cabinet on its own should not be making this decision.”Trump dials back rhetoric as he says Syria attack may not happen soon – live updates Read moreThe Guardian understands that Corbyn has requested a privy council briefing from the government. Where do we go from there?”Asked whether he opposed military action in Syria under any circumstances, Corbyn said he was “not in favour of increasing military action in Syria; what I’m in favour of is a political process to bring about peace”. The US and Assad ally Russia agree a plan to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons, averting punitive US strikes against the regime. The Rhondda MP Chris Bryant, an expert on the history of parliament, said that without a vote, any military action risked being unlawful. There is no sign of any meaningful strategy to address either the clear use of chemical weapons by Assad or the humanitarian catastrophe.

Source: The Guardian April 12, 2018 11:36 UTC