Syria: De-escalation Zones

Jack Lopresti Excerpts
Monday 26th February 2018

(6 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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We are saving the hon. Gentleman up for the edification of the House.

Jack Lopresti Portrait Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke) (Con)
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My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary is correct in saying that, in the end, it will be a political and diplomatic solution, but do we not have a responsibility to demonstrate to the world that the use of chemical weapons will not be tolerated? At the very least, are limited strikes to deny the Assad regime the ability to continue this horror within our responsibility?