Was Cameron’s decision to hold the airstrikes vote timed to exploit Labour’s divisions? The Lib Dems should learn from this and unite on their own issuesWe all know the Labour party is somewhat divided over the bombing vote on Syria. Death threats are normally a telling sign. In fact,Hilary Benn’s celebrated speech backing intervention in Syria gave the impression that the decision was all about the future of the Labour party and, hey, and possibly it was.
But in the meantime,spare a thought for the Lib Dems, who also find themselves divided on the issue, and with a quarter of their MPs voting against bombing in Syria – despite the leadership’s position of being in favour (Tim Farron said his five tests had been met).
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Source: theguardian.com