Cameron: Syria using chemical weapons

British prime minister David Cameron said that evidence was accumulating of the Syrian government’s past and continued use of chemical weapons such as sarin gas.

“There is a growing body of limited but persuasive information showing that the regime has used and continues to use chemical weapons including sarin and the room for doubt about this continues to diminish,” Cameron told parliament.

Cameron said he had spoken to US secretary of state John Kerry about Syria, saying he had welcomed a joint Russia-US push for new peace talks.