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May wants to give parliament time to debate #Syria strikes - spokesman

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British Prime Minister Theresa May wants to give parliament plenty of time on Monday (16 April) to scrutinize her decision to join US and French air strikes on Syria at the weekend, her spokesman said, writes Elizabeth Piper.

May had been criticized for bypassing members of parliament when she decided to launch the action in Syria, which she has defended by saying the government needed to move quickly to protect “operational security and give a very clear message” to Damascus.

“The prime minister has set out very clearly over the weekend her reasons for taking the action which we did in Syria, her focus today is on making a statement to parliament, allowing parliament to scrutinise that decision,” he told reporters, adding that an application for an emergency debate would give MPs even more time to discuss the strikes.

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