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I don't regret blocking action against Assad when I was leader, says Miliband

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The ex-Labour leader says there was "no clear plan" when MPs were asked to vote for military action against Syria in 2013.
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Ed Miliband said he does not regret blocking UK intervention in Syria when he was Labour leader after Wes Streeting suggested the UK’s “hesitation” allowed the Assad regime to last for longer. The two senior Cabinet ministers have expressed differing views on the Commons vote on the principle...

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