Syria air strikes: Jeremy Corbyn calls for ‘war powers act’

Boris Johnson rebuffs Labour leader’s demand to see legal justification for strikes

Jeremy Corbyn General Election
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Jeremy Corbyn yesterday called for a ‘war powers act’ to stop future prime ministers from committing the UK to acts of war without seeking parliamentary approval first. Boris Johnson, meanwhile, said the air strikes on Syria had showed Assad “enough is enough”.

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