The UK joined the US and France in striking three sites in Syria in the early hours of Saturday, following a suspected chemical weapons attack in the Damascus suburb of Douma a week ago. The SNP’s leader in Westminster, Ian Blackford, echoed Sturgeon’s views, saying: “We need a plan for peace,”, adding: “A bombing, allegedly a one-off affair, does not aid this.”



Blackford called for the recall of parliament on Saturday for an emergency debate, saying: “It is not acceptable that the prime minister has ploughed ahead without any debate or parliamentary discussion.”

Labour MPs echoed Corbyn’s view. “For we cannot allow the use of chemical weapons to become normalised – either within Syria, on the streets of the UK or elsewhere.”

The Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Sunday left the door open for future strikes against Syria, should Assad use chemical weapons again.
UK Leader of the Opposition Jeremy Corbyn of Labour asks to see "incontrovertible evidence" before accepting Russia was responsible. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson responds, saying it is "quite extraordinary" to question Russian involvement.