ISIL in Syria

Simon Burns Excerpts

Wednesday 2nd December 2015 Commons Chamber

[Jeremy Corbyn]

Mr Speaker, I will try to make some progress with my speech, if I may. Over 150 Members wish to speak, and long speeches from the Front Benches will take time away from the Back-Benchers’ speeches. The aim must be to establish a broad-based Government in Syria who have the support of the majority of their people, difficult as that is to envisage at the present time. Such a settlement—

[Sir Simon Burns (Chelmsford) (Con)]

Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?

[Jeremy Corbyn]

No. Such a settlement could help to take back territory from ISIL and bring about its lasting defeat in Syria, but—

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[Jeremy Corbyn]

Thank you, Mr Speaker. The point I was making was that ultimately, the solution has to be brought about by all the people of Syria themselves. On that, surely, we are all agreed. The Government—

[Sir Simon Burns]

Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?

[Jeremy Corbyn]

I thought I had made it clear, and that the Speaker had made it clear, that at the moment I am not giving way; I am really sorry, but I am not. Okay? The Government’s proposals for—