UK's May win Cabinet approval for Syria missile strikes - Sky News

As reported by Sky News, UK Prime Minister Theresa May has won approval from the Special Cabinet to engage in missile strikes against Bashar al Assad after the regime used chemical weapons on Syrian rebels.

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Following an emergency meeting lasting more than two hours on Thursday, Theresa May's top ministers agreed Britain should continue to work with the US and France on a coordinated response.

The Cabinet's approval for action raised the likelihood of Britain joining France and the US in a military response against Syria's government.

It also suggested the Prime Minister is set to defy calls from opposition parties for Parliament to be recalled in order for MPs to vote on authorising intervention.

The Cabinet agreed with the Prime Minister's assertion it is "highly likely" President Assad's regime carried out a "shocking and barbaric" suspected gas attack in the Syrian city of Douma on Saturday.

After the meeting, in which every minister present spoke, Downing Street also revealed the Cabinet "agreed it was vital that the use of chemical weapons did not go unchallenged".

In addition, ministers were said to have "agreed on the need to take action to alleviate humanitarian distress and to deter the further use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime".