David Cameron has been accused of resorting to a “desperate slur” in the debate on Syria air strikes, after he described Jeremy Corbyn and other opponents of action as “terrorist sympathisers”.
The Opposition leader’s office has hit out angrily after the Prime Minister’s comments, made during a private meeting of Tory MPs the evening before Wednesday’s crucial debate and vote on whether Britain will go to war in Syria.
Addressing the influential 1922 Committee, Mr Cameron was reported to have urged them to vote in favour of strikes, saying he needed all Conservatives on side to ensure a majority in the Commons.
And according to MPs who were present, he told them: “You should not be walking through the lobbies with Jeremy Corbyn and a bunch of terrorist sympathisers.” Full story...
The Opposition leader’s office has hit out angrily after the Prime Minister’s comments, made during a private meeting of Tory MPs the evening before Wednesday’s crucial debate and vote on whether Britain will go to war in Syria.
Addressing the influential 1922 Committee, Mr Cameron was reported to have urged them to vote in favour of strikes, saying he needed all Conservatives on side to ensure a majority in the Commons.
And according to MPs who were present, he told them: “You should not be walking through the lobbies with Jeremy Corbyn and a bunch of terrorist sympathisers.” Full story...
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