Britain could send chemical weapons experts to Syria, says Ken Clarke Mr Clarke, a Cabinet Office minister who sits on the National Security Council, said: "The British will be supportive of anything that looks like bringing to an end the threat of gas attacks and chemical weapons that is lurking there at the moment. Mr Clarke added that wavering MPs would be more likely to have been persuaded to back British military involvement in Syria if the vote had been delayed by a week. He said he was worried about Britain's increased isolationism over issues such as Syria, as well as Britain;s membership of the European Union was damaging the UK. He said: "The guy in the Dog and Duck, who tells you "why are we bothering with all this, why should we get mixed up in all this again, why do we bother with all these funny organisations, is not actually furthering the interest of himself, his neighbours or his fellow citizens."