Politicians from across the spectrum have rounded on Boris Johnson for suggesting the UK could join any US military action against the Syrian regime without parliamentary approval. The Liberal Democrats and SNP also called on Johnson to ensure MPs were consulted before the government decided to take any military action at the behest of the US president, Donald Trump. Punish Syrian regime harder for chemical attack, say Boris Johnson Read moreThe leader of the Liberal Democrats, Tim Farron, said it was “terrifying that the Conservatives are increasingly beholden to Donald Trump”. Salmond said Johnson’s remarks were “not only significant, they are also dangerous”, and that the government had no authority for military action against the Syrian regime. MPs backed the action against Isis in a December 2015 Commons vote but rejected strikes against the Assad regime in 2013.

Source: The Guardian April 27, 2017 09:29 UTC