Lindsey Hilsum
Syrian refugees admiring and baffled after UK’s ‘no war’ vote
Among Syrian refugees in Lebanon, there is admiration for the independence of British MPs – but also confusion over the west’s reluctance to act.
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George Osborne rules out Syria action by UK
Prime Minister David Cameron will not make a renewed attempt to persuade MPs to support military action against Syria even if new evidence of chemical attacks came to light, the chancellor says.
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Syria: what does the public think?
He has suffered a momentous Commons defeat, but David Cameron’s decision to rule out British military action in Syria puts him at one with public opinion.
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Defence secretary on Syria vote: ‘I’m disappointed’
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond tells Cathy Newman why he’s “disappointed” and “slightly apprehensive” after the government’s defeat in parliament, and how he feels about France’s ties with the US.
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Lindsey Hilsum
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Alex Thomson
Spectre of Blair haunts Syria war
Whatever William Hague says, the scars of the Iraq war are still being felt in Westminster, across the UK and in the bonds of the Anglo-American relationship.
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Gary Gibbon
After last night’s Syria vote, has Britain become the new Sweden?
After Thursday’s vote against military involvement in Syria, Britain will have to re-think its role in the world. But many of those involved failed to anticipate a defeat for the coalition government.
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Syria timeline: how Britain opted out of military action
With David Cameron suffering a humiliating defeat in the Commons after the vote against military intervention in Syria, Channel 4 News looks back at an extraordinary week in politics.
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Cameron loses Syria vote, no UK military intervention
The government’s motion to support military intervention in Syria is defeated by 285 to 272 votes – a seismic moment for David Cameron’s leadership and Britain’s role in the world.
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Syria vote: has the UK’s global role been ‘diminished’?
David Cameron says the UK is still “deeply engaged in the world”, but questions are being raised over the international impact of his defeat in the Commons over Syria.
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Gary Gibbon
Blow to Cameron with Commons defeat on Syria
This is a mighty challenge to David Cameron’s authority and a re-writing of the conventions of UK/US joint military action.
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Gary Gibbon
Why a ‘no war’ Syria vote could cost UK its deputy sheriff badge
If the White House judges it’s not worth waiting for the UK to support military action in Syria, we could lose our “deputy sheriff badge” to the US – and pay a heavy price in esteem and cooperation.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Syria intervention cannot be compared to Iraq
British MPs may think they’re debating Syria, but their frame of reference is Iraq. Of course we should learn from past mistakes but the two situations are different, the proposed intervention is different and the aim is different.
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Syria: UK intervention ‘permitted’ – even without UN backing
Military intervention would be legally justified on humanitarian grounds, even if blocked by the UN security council, according to a summary of the UK government’s legal advice.
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Cameron: UK military action in Syria is a ‘judgement call’
The UK will have to make a “judgment call” over military intervention in Syria, David Cameron says as he goes head-to-head with Ed Miliband in the House of Commons.
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Syria: House of Commons defeats motion for action
The Government motion to support military intervention in Syria was defeated by 285 to 272 votes tonight.
