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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Helen Corbett

Ed Miliband defends blocking UK military action against Assad

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 Energy Secretary, who instructed his party to vote against the principle of UK military action in Syria when he was opposition leader more than a decade ago, said he stood by the decision with hindsight.

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