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Theresa May intended to make next month’s Commons vote on customs union membership a “confidence issue” but Downing Street started putting out a weaker line. But the threat to potential Tory rebels is clear: vote for a customs union and you’re voting to topple the government.
Critics of military intervention in Syria – including Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn – demanded Britain to find a political solution at the UN, but the organisation has been kneecapped on the issue by Vladimir Putin. Russia is a party to the Syrian conflict and the strong supporter of the Assad regime but it is also a permanent member of the UN Security Council with veto power.
