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Syria strikes - live updates: Row over chemical weapons watchdog's access to Douma attack site as Theresa May prepares to face MPs | Syria strikes - live updates: Row over chemical weapons watchdog's access to Douma attack site as Theresa May prepares to face MPs |
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Chemical weapons investigators have not yet visited Douma in Syria, amid claims they are being blocked by Russia. Moscow's deputy foreign minister said the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons required a UN permit to access the site, having earlier said any delays were due to Saturday's air strikes. The Kremlin has also denied tampering with the scene. | Chemical weapons investigators have not yet visited Douma in Syria, amid claims they are being blocked by Russia. Moscow's deputy foreign minister said the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons required a UN permit to access the site, having earlier said any delays were due to Saturday's air strikes. The Kremlin has also denied tampering with the scene. |
The row comes as Theresa May prepares to face MPs over her decision to order the RAF to take part in joint strikes against Syrian chemical weapons sites alongside the US and France. A Commons debate is expected to follow this afternoon. | The row comes as Theresa May prepares to face MPs over her decision to order the RAF to take part in joint strikes against Syrian chemical weapons sites alongside the US and France. A Commons debate is expected to follow this afternoon. |
She has faced criticism from Jeremy Corbyn, who called for a War Powers Act to limit the ability of governments to launch military action without parliament’s approval. | She has faced criticism from Jeremy Corbyn, who called for a War Powers Act to limit the ability of governments to launch military action without parliament’s approval. |
But this morning Penny Mordaunt, the international development secretary, said the intelligence involved was too sensitive to be seen by all MPs and that it would therefore be “quite wrong” to allow them to vote on using force without seeing “the full picture”. | But this morning Penny Mordaunt, the international development secretary, said the intelligence involved was too sensitive to be seen by all MPs and that it would therefore be “quite wrong” to allow them to vote on using force without seeing “the full picture”. |
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