Theresa May’s Cabinet has agreed on the need to “take action” to deter the use of chemical weapons in Syria, ahead of an expected military strike on regime targets.
Downing Street said an “international response” would be coordinated with allies France and the US, to show that the use of toxic weapons in the Middle Eastern country’s civil war would not be tolerated.
The Cabinet agreed that Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad had a track record of using chemical weapons and was “highly likely” to have been behind last Saturday’s alleged chemical weapons attack in the town of Douma.
During the meeting, in which every member of Ms May’s top team is said to have spoken, the Prime Minister said the incident was a “shocking and barbaric act” which killed dozens of innocent people.
A readout from the urgent meeting called by the Prime Minister amid rising tensions between the West and Syria and Russia, said Ms May had explained that the Douma incident was “a further example of the erosion of international law in relation to the use of chemical weapons”.
The readout went on: “Following a discussion in which every member present made a contribution, Cabinet agreed it was vital that the use of chemical weapons did not go unchallenged.
“Cabinet agreed on the need to take action to alleviate humanitarian distress and to deter the further use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime.
“Cabinet agreed the Prime Minister should continue to work with allies in the United States and France to coordinate an international response.”
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