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BBC reports:
MPs have overwhelmingly backed UK air strikes against so-called Islamic State in Syria, by 397 votes to 223, after an impassioned 10-hour Commons debate.
Four Tornado jets took off from RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, after the vote. Their destination has not been confirmed.
A total of 66 Labour MPs sided with the government as David Cameron secured a larger than expected Commons majority.
The PM said they had "taken the right decision to keep the country safe" but opponents said the move was a mistake.
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn argued that the case for war "does not stack up" - but his party was split, with senior Labour figures, including members of the shadow cabinet voting with the government after they were given a free vote.
The 66 MPs who backed military action was equivalent to 29% of the parliamentary party.
[Editor's Note: For non-Brits, MP="member of parliament"]
(Score: 2) by opinionated_science on Thursday December 03 2015, @07:18PM
actually, this sort of material is very interesting to see how media polish is propagated around the world.
For example, if you see BBC comedy shows (which I like!) you get a different view of internal strife, and some of the nastier tabloid influences on UK politics.
J. Corbyn who is leader of the opposition (Labour) has been accused as being "a terrorist sympathiser" by D.Cameron (the UK prime-minster and Conservative) in the house of commons.
If you are reading this, you might like to know that libel is not possible in the house of commons (by act), otherwise this would be equivalent to a "fox and friends" moment.
But this is the leader of a government calling his opposition "terrorist sympathiser", which indicates there is some big money/ideology at stake.
And a bit worrying...no?