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| Parliament 'set to be recalled' over Islamic State action | Parliament 'set to be recalled' over Islamic State action |
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| Parliament is expected to be recalled on Friday to discuss the UK's role in air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq, the BBC understands. | Parliament is expected to be recalled on Friday to discuss the UK's role in air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq, the BBC understands. |
| Defence secretary Michael Fallon said he expects a recall. | Defence secretary Michael Fallon said he expects a recall. |
| There has been a reluctance to make the announcement while Labour's conference is under way, it is understood. | There has been a reluctance to make the announcement while Labour's conference is under way, it is understood. |
| It is expected that there will be a formal request from the Iraqi prime minister later on Wednesday for the UK to join in air strikes. | It is expected that there will be a formal request from the Iraqi prime minister later on Wednesday for the UK to join in air strikes. |
| Parliament is expected to be recalled after the Iraqi request has been received - Labour has confirmed to the BBC that there have been conversations between the parties about a recall. | Parliament is expected to be recalled after the Iraqi request has been received - Labour has confirmed to the BBC that there have been conversations between the parties about a recall. |
| "It looks as if we will have to ask Parliament's support," Mr Fallon told BBC correspondent David Loyn. | "It looks as if we will have to ask Parliament's support," Mr Fallon told BBC correspondent David Loyn. |
| "This week for the first time we've seen other Arab countries involved in airstrikes, taking more responsibility for regional stability. This can't be something simply left to the United States - or to Britain," Mr Fallon said. | "This week for the first time we've seen other Arab countries involved in airstrikes, taking more responsibility for regional stability. This can't be something simply left to the United States - or to Britain," Mr Fallon said. |
| "Obviously, everything we do has to be with the authority of the Iraqi government, and has to be in accordance with our own law and has to be endorsed by Parliament," he added. | "Obviously, everything we do has to be with the authority of the Iraqi government, and has to be in accordance with our own law and has to be endorsed by Parliament," he added. |
| IS has taken control of large areas of Iraq and Syria in recent months. | IS has taken control of large areas of Iraq and Syria in recent months. |
| Mr Fallon said there were no plans for Britain to take part in launching air strikes in Syria. | Mr Fallon said there were no plans for Britain to take part in launching air strikes in Syria. |
| Visiting the US, David Cameron told NBC News the fight against Islamic State (IS) militants was one "you cannot opt out of". | Visiting the US, David Cameron told NBC News the fight against Islamic State (IS) militants was one "you cannot opt out of". |
| "It has oil, it has money, it has territory, it has weapons and there's no doubt in my mind it has already undertaken and is planning further plots in Europe and elsewhere," Mr Cameron said. | "It has oil, it has money, it has territory, it has weapons and there's no doubt in my mind it has already undertaken and is planning further plots in Europe and elsewhere," Mr Cameron said. |
| The US and five countries from the Gulf and Middle East have begun bombing IS in Syria. | The US and five countries from the Gulf and Middle East have begun bombing IS in Syria. |
| How recalls happen - by Shelley Phelps, BBC political research unit | How recalls happen - by Shelley Phelps, BBC political research unit |
| If government ministers want the Commons to meet when it is in recess they must ask the speaker to make a decision on whether or not to recall MPs to Parliament. | |
| If the speaker agrees that the request is in the public interest, he will then decide what time and day the Commons should meet and send out a notice to MPs. This can be issued as late as the day before the recall. | If the speaker agrees that the request is in the public interest, he will then decide what time and day the Commons should meet and send out a notice to MPs. This can be issued as late as the day before the recall. |
| MPs do not have the power to ask the speaker for the Commons to be recalled. | |
| The Commons was last recalled on 29 August 2013 to debate a motion on Syria. This was the 27th recall during a recess since 1948. | The Commons was last recalled on 29 August 2013 to debate a motion on Syria. This was the 27th recall during a recess since 1948. |
| Labour leader Ed Miliband told BBC Breakfast he was "open to the possibility" of supporting air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq. | Labour leader Ed Miliband told BBC Breakfast he was "open to the possibility" of supporting air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq. |
| "How will I judge any proposal? Whether Britain can have an effect, whether we can succeed and whether it is legitimate and lawful," he said. | "How will I judge any proposal? Whether Britain can have an effect, whether we can succeed and whether it is legitimate and lawful," he said. |
| "Before I commit British combat troops I want to look at what the proposition is and the nature of that proposition." | "Before I commit British combat troops I want to look at what the proposition is and the nature of that proposition." |
| He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the threat from IS "can't be ignored". | He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the threat from IS "can't be ignored". |
| Is was "a threat not just to the stability of the region, and not just a humanitarian threat, but potentially a threat to the UK in the sense it can harbour terrorism", he said. | Is was "a threat not just to the stability of the region, and not just a humanitarian threat, but potentially a threat to the UK in the sense it can harbour terrorism", he said. |
| However, air strikes against IS in Syria would be likely to need a UN Security Council resolution to gain Labour support, Mr Miliband added. | However, air strikes against IS in Syria would be likely to need a UN Security Council resolution to gain Labour support, Mr Miliband added. |
| His Labour colleague, shadow justice minister Sadiq Khan, said: "There's no point forming a view before we've heard the facts. We'll listen to what the prime minister says, making sure that it's legal, and form a view." | His Labour colleague, shadow justice minister Sadiq Khan, said: "There's no point forming a view before we've heard the facts. We'll listen to what the prime minister says, making sure that it's legal, and form a view." |
| Home Secretary Theresa May said the government would look at "all the options" for dealing with the "brutality and barbarism" of IS. | Home Secretary Theresa May said the government would look at "all the options" for dealing with the "brutality and barbarism" of IS. |
| She added that an action would "have an appropriate legal basis". | She added that an action would "have an appropriate legal basis". |
| Mrs May said: "As home secretary I'm looking particularly at the powers that we need - whether there are any further powers that we need for dealing with people who are radicalised, for dealing with people who pose a direct terrorist threat to us here in the United Kingdom." | Mrs May said: "As home secretary I'm looking particularly at the powers that we need - whether there are any further powers that we need for dealing with people who are radicalised, for dealing with people who pose a direct terrorist threat to us here in the United Kingdom." |
| Mr Cameron lost a Commons vote in August last year over proposed air strikes in response to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's alleged use of chemical weapons. | Mr Cameron lost a Commons vote in August last year over proposed air strikes in response to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's alleged use of chemical weapons. |
| BBC political editor Nick Robinson said that, because of Labour concerns, Parliament would be asked to approve UK involvement in military action in Iraq, but not in Syria. | BBC political editor Nick Robinson said that, because of Labour concerns, Parliament would be asked to approve UK involvement in military action in Iraq, but not in Syria. |
| The UK is already providing arms and surveillance support to Kurdish forces who are battling IS. | The UK is already providing arms and surveillance support to Kurdish forces who are battling IS. |