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| Jeremy Corbyn claims RAF drone strike in Syria 'legally questionable' | |
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| The RAF drone strike that killed suspected British jihadis in Syria this month was “legally questionable”, Jeremy Corbyn has claimed. | The RAF drone strike that killed suspected British jihadis in Syria this month was “legally questionable”, Jeremy Corbyn has claimed. |
| David Cameron has indicated he could seek Parliament’s formal approval to extend the bombing campaign against Isis from Iraq into Syria. | David Cameron has indicated he could seek Parliament’s formal approval to extend the bombing campaign against Isis from Iraq into Syria. |
| Mr Corbyn, chairman of the Stop the War coalition, told Channel 4 News: “We [don’t know] what’s going to happen. … What we do know is that [Mr Cameron] authorised drone attacks, which is legally questionable.” | Mr Corbyn, chairman of the Stop the War coalition, told Channel 4 News: “We [don’t know] what’s going to happen. … What we do know is that [Mr Cameron] authorised drone attacks, which is legally questionable.” |
| The Labour leader called for a diplomatic drive designed to end the violence in Syria, where forces loyal to President Bashar Assad, rebels opposed to his rule and Isis extremists have torn the country apart. | The Labour leader called for a diplomatic drive designed to end the violence in Syria, where forces loyal to President Bashar Assad, rebels opposed to his rule and Isis extremists have torn the country apart. |
| “I’m in no way a supporter of the Assad government or Isis. … But if we go into a bombing campaign people are going to die; people are going to be injured. There may well not be a solution to the whole problem as a result.” | “I’m in no way a supporter of the Assad government or Isis. … But if we go into a bombing campaign people are going to die; people are going to be injured. There may well not be a solution to the whole problem as a result.” |
| Setting out his preferred response, he said: “We give all the support we can to refugees at the present time; we look for a political development and solution in the whole area. We involve all the neighbouring countries … and we involve Russia in this as well, as well as the US and the European Union and [we look] for a very rapid political development in the area.” | Setting out his preferred response, he said: “We give all the support we can to refugees at the present time; we look for a political development and solution in the whole area. We involve all the neighbouring countries … and we involve Russia in this as well, as well as the US and the European Union and [we look] for a very rapid political development in the area.” |
| The drone strike which killed Britons Reyaad Khan and Ruhul Amin in the Isis stronghold of Raqqah was justified on the grounds of “self-defence”, Mr Cameron had told MPs, adding that the Attorney General, Jeremy Wright, had agreed there was a “clear legal basis”. | The drone strike which killed Britons Reyaad Khan and Ruhul Amin in the Isis stronghold of Raqqah was justified on the grounds of “self-defence”, Mr Cameron had told MPs, adding that the Attorney General, Jeremy Wright, had agreed there was a “clear legal basis”. |
| Mr Corbyn added that the UK should be prepared to take a quota of migrants recommended by Brussels. | Mr Corbyn added that the UK should be prepared to take a quota of migrants recommended by Brussels. |
| “I think it is a great mistake that Britain didn’t join the European Union refugee programme when it should have done three years ago, because we have a responsibility under the Geneva Convention to take people who are victims of oppression, war and all those awful things, and we should take our share,” he said. | “I think it is a great mistake that Britain didn’t join the European Union refugee programme when it should have done three years ago, because we have a responsibility under the Geneva Convention to take people who are victims of oppression, war and all those awful things, and we should take our share,” he said. |
| Press Association | Press Association |