Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Sunday 6 Sep 2015

1. Government ‘preparing to bomb Syria’

Is the government preparing to bomb Syria? George Osborne says the solution to the refugee crisis required action against the “evil” regime of Bashar al-Assad and ISIS. Senior sources say the government is drawing up plans to persuade Labour MPs to back airstrikes in Syria in a Commons vote in early October. Tory whips believe enough Labour backbenchers may vote for bombing,

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