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British Prime Minister Meets With Ministers To Discuss Syria's Action

British Prime Minister Theresa May, has today held an emergency cabinet meeting speculating she will back US action against Syria, despite divisions in a country still haunted by its involvement in the US-led invasion of Iraq.

As US President Donald Trump warned that missiles "will be coming" and France weighs strikes, May will reportedly seek her ministers' approval to join allies in targeting President Bashar Assad's regime.
However, some of her MPs have expressed caution about getting involved in the complex conflict in Syria and are pressing for parliament to be recalled from its Easter break to discuss any action.
She had avoided apportioning blame for the alleged attack in the rebel-held city of Douma on Saturday, but on Wednesday said: "All the indications are that the Syrian regime was responsible."
She continued: "The use of chemical weapons cannot go unchallenged. We will be working with our closest allies on how we can ensure that those who are responsible are taken to account."

May summoned ministers for an emergency cabinet meeting on Thursday afternoon "to discuss the response to events in Syria", her office confirmed.
Several British newspapers reported that Royal Navy submarines armed with cruise missiles were moving into range to be ready to take part in any strike.
The Times and the Daily Telegraph newspapers reported that the cabinet was expected to back the prime minister in joining any US-led action.
However, it is believed  that there are no plans to recall MPs, who are not due to return to parliament until Monday, to give their approval.
Britain is currently part of a US-led coalition conducting air strikes against jihadists from the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq and Syria, and has conducted more than 1,700 such attacks.
The mission was only allowed after approval by MPs -- they backed military action in Iraq in September 2014, and in Syria a year later, strictly limiting strikes to IS targets.

Action against the Syrian regime itself was ruled out in a parliamentary vote in 2013, and many MPs have called for a vote before any action this time.

Formally, the prime minister has the right to go to war without approval from parliament, but a convention has been established in previous conflicts where MPs have a vote either before or shortly after military action begins.
Many MPs have called for Britain to act against Syria, warning that the use of chemical weapons was in breach of international law and could not be allowed to go unpunished.
The crisis has evoked memories of the Iraq War, which was approved by parliament and left 179 British soldiers dead and unleashed years of sectarian violence.

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