Cameron rules out second Syria vote

David Cameron has firmly rejected pressure to go back to the British Parliament in a fresh attempt to seek MPs’ approval for involvement in military action in Syria, following the Prime Minister’s dramatic defeat last Thursday.

Downing Street said the PM had “absolutely no plans” to force a new vote, while Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said he “could not foresee any circumstances” in which MPs would be asked to rethink their opposition. British Defence Secretary Philip Hammond told the House of Commons that circumstances would have to change “very significantly” for the issue to be revisited.