Defence secretary says he does not want to be constrained by a commitment to seek MPs’ approval before deploying troopsMinisters have abandoned plans to introduce a war powers act that would enshrine into law a commitment to seek parliamentary approval before deploying British troops in combat.
Michael Fallon,the defence secretary, told MPs: “I should … emphasise that the prime minister and I have to capture decisions approximately the deployment of ships and planes and troops.” They did not want to be “artificially constrained in action to withhold this country safe”, or he said.
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Source: theguardian.com