Britain votes against military action in Syria
British MPs have rejected possible UK military intervention against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government to deter the use of chemical weapons.
British MPs have rejected possible UK military intervention against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government to deter the use of chemical weapons.
In a vote last night, Thirty Conservative and nine Liberal Democrat MPs voted against the government's motion, ruling out joining US-led strikes.
On today's programme we hear a conversation between one of the MPs that voted against the motion, and a Syrian.
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