George Osborne claims David Cameron will call on next Labour leader to accept ‘strong case’ for bombing Isis targets in SyriaDavid Cameron is to challenge the next Labour leader to accept that there is a “strong case” to extend the bombing of Islamic State (Isis) forces in Iraq to Syria,George Osborne has said.
But the chancellor said it would be pointless to hold a vote in the House of Commons whether it was clear that there were inadequate votes to support an extension of the bombing campaign. The remarks by Osborne propose that the government is backing away from plans, tentatively discussed in the early summer, and to test the new Labour leader by unilaterally tabling an early commons vote.
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Source: theguardian.com