Gary Gibbon
Cameron ducks Syria vote
The prime minister falls in behind Labour’s suggestion that a final vote on military action against Syria should wait until the UN chemical weapons inspectors report is published.
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Gary Gibbon
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Gary Gibbon
Syria crisis: Labour unease over intervention
Ed Miliband appears to have hardened up his stance on Syria. Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander told BBC Radio 4’s World at One that Labour wanted the UN to have considered a report from UN weapons inspectors before a vote. So what’s going on?
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Gary Gibbon
‘UN moment’ on Syria
Ed Miliband’s call late last night for “some kind of UN moment” before any attack on Syria may be pushing at a door the PM has already realised he has to open.
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UK calls for UN to back Syria strikes
The UK has drafted a resolution and is seeking the backing of the UN Security Council for “all necessary measures to protect civilians” in Syria, said David Cameron.
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Gary Gibbon
Parliament likely to back limited military strikes on Syria
The recall of the House of Commons to debate Syria on Thursday suggests that US-led military action is scheduled to happen before the beginning of next week.
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Parliament recalled to discuss UK response to Syria
David Cameron recalls parliament to debate the UK’s response to the situation in Syria and the army draws up contingency plans, in the wake of last week’s alleged chemical weapons attack in Damascus.
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Is UK military action in Syria legal? – the key questions
Parliament is due to meet on Thursday to debate military action against Syria. But how can the government make intervention legally sound?
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UN inspectors to be allowed into Syrian attack site
UN inspectors prepare to visit the site of last week’s suspected chemical weapon attack outside Damascus, as President Bashar al-Assad warns that any US intervention will fail.
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Iran warns US ‘not to cross red line’ over Syria
Iran has warned the US not to cross the “red line” on Syria, saying it would have “severe consequences”, according to the Fars news agency.
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Miranda wins legal fight over data use
Lawyers acting for David Miranda win an order to stop the government and police examining data seized from him – except “for the purpose of protecting national security”.
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Snowden data – pressure on Guardian came from top
David Cameron instructed Britain’s top civil servant to put pressure on the Guardian to destroy classified data it had obtained from whistleblower Edward Snowden.
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Cameron: send EU monitors to Spain-Gibraltar border
Britain calls on the European Union to send monitors to the Spanish border with Gibraltar – saying it wants evidence to prove that increased checks are in breach of EU law.
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‘UK should accept fracking’, insists David Cameron
Following Lord Howell’s comments on fracking in the “desolate” north east, David Cameron insists the whole of the country should accept the controversial form of gas production.
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Childcare scheme set to help working parents
Families where both parents are in work could soon be offered taxpayer-funded help with childcare, according to reports.
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Gary Gibbon
Whatever happened to Leveson?
As Home Secretary Theresa May launches a crackdown on unlicensed private investigators, what has become of the original phone hacking saga and the Leveson report proposals?
