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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: Theresa May denies UK joined military action 'because Donald Trump asked us to'
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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. Theresa May is addressing MPs on the UK decision to join military action against Syria.
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 prime minister denied she had followed Donald Trump's lead, insisting her decision was based on the UK's own national interest.
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. Her statement follows news that chemical weapons investigators are yet to visit the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma, 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.
Ms May 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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