I intend to return to the point that my right hon. and learned Friend is making in my subsequent remarks. However, does he agree that over the last 1,000 years, the House has had only two such votes before action has been taken? The first such vote was over Iraq, which I think we are all agreed was a disaster, so a vote in the House of Commons does not necessarily lead to a worthwhile war. The second was this time last year over Syria. All the other wars—the Falklands, the Gulf, the first world war and the second world war—were conducted by the Prime Minister and the Government without approval of the House of Commons.
Ukraine, Middle East, North Africa and Security
Proceeding contribution from
James Gray
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 10 September 2014.
It occurred during Debate on Ukraine, Middle East, North Africa and Security.
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