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Owen Smith says Isis should be brought 'round the table' for Syria peace talks Owen Smith says Isis should be brought 'round the table' for Syria peace talks
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The Labour leadership contender Owen Smith has sparked controversy by suggesting that “at some point” there may need to be negotiations involving Isis to end the Syrian civil war.The Labour leadership contender Owen Smith has sparked controversy by suggesting that “at some point” there may need to be negotiations involving Isis to end the Syrian civil war.
While being quizzed over the issue he said “all of the actors” needed to be involved in any talks to stop the conflict which has claimed thousands of lives. Follow the latest updates on the Labour debate
Both Mr Smith and Mr Corbyn were asked whether they thought the brutal terror group should take part in talks. While being quizzed over the issue during a debate with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, he said “all of the actors” needed to be involved in any talks to stop the conflict which has claimed thousands of lives.
Both Mr Smith and Mr Corbyn were asked whether they thought the brutal terror group should take part in talks.
While Mr Corbyn replied “no, they’re not going to be round the table, no,” his rival gave a more equivocal answer.While Mr Corbyn replied “no, they’re not going to be round the table, no,” his rival gave a more equivocal answer.
Mr Smith said: “Ultimately all solutions to these crises do come about through dialogue.Mr Smith said: “Ultimately all solutions to these crises do come about through dialogue.
“So eventually if we are to try and solve this, all of the actors do need to be involved.“So eventually if we are to try and solve this, all of the actors do need to be involved.
“At the moment, ISIL are clearly not interested in negotiating.”“At the moment, ISIL are clearly not interested in negotiating.”
But when asked by BBC presenter Victoria Derbyshire if he was “a yes”, he replied: “At some point, for us to resolve this, we will need to get people round the table.”But when asked by BBC presenter Victoria Derbyshire if he was “a yes”, he replied: “At some point, for us to resolve this, we will need to get people round the table.”
There was controversy at the start of the year when Mr Corbyn suggested the British government could keep some form of diplomatic back-channel open to Isis to encourage a political solution.There was controversy at the start of the year when Mr Corbyn suggested the British government could keep some form of diplomatic back-channel open to Isis to encourage a political solution.