Ben Spencer
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The Prime Minister
I know that a number of my hon. Friend’s constituents are deployed abroad. We are doing everything we can to protect them, and we thank them for the work that they are doing in the region.
Dr Ben Spencer (Runnymede and Weybridge) (Con)
I have heard a lot of legal analysis from the Prime Minister but nothing on what he thinks is morally right. Is not the biggest risk to international law when leaders hide behind legal advice to avoid taking responsibility for their decisions?
The Prime Minister
To ask our servicepeople to act when we do not have a lawful basis would be a dereliction of moral purpose.