LONDON – British Prime Minister Theresa May faced a backlash from thedomestic opposition after military strikelink>Saturdayon Syria without consulting parliament.
As the Conservative leader explained her rationale for the airstrikes,opposition parties claimed the attacks were legally dubious, riskedescalating conflict and should have been approved by lawmakers.
The shadow of the 2003 invasion of Iraq still lingers in the corridors ofBritain’s parliament, when MPs backed then-prime minister Tony Blair injoining US military action.
“Bombs won’t save lives or bring about peace,” said Jeremy Corbyn, theveteran leftist leader of the main opposition Labour Party.
“This legally questionable action risks escalating further… an alreadydevastating conflict.
“Theresa May should have sought parliamentary approval, not trailed afterDonald Trump.”
Stop the War, a pacifist coalition once chaired by Corbyn, has called ademonstration outside the British parliament on Monday to protest thestrikes. – APP/AFP