UKs Syria debate: Key quotes and clips http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34986757 3 December 2015 From the section UK Politics House of Commons MPs have voted to authorise air strikes against so-called Islamic State in Syria, following a ten-hour debate in the House of Commons. Here are some of the key contributions, plus a couple from the House of Lords, which also held a debate. Prime Minister David Cameron Jump media playerMedia player helpOut of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionDavid Cameron insisted he was "not ignoring the risks" of military action in Syria "This is not about whether we want to fight terrorism, its about how best we do that. The question is this: do we work with our allies to degrade and destroy this threat and do we go after these terrorists in their heartlands, from where they are plotting to kill British people. Or do we sit back and wait for them to attack us." Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn Jump media playerMedia player helpOut of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionJeremy Corbyn emphasised the "potentially far-reaching consequences" of the governments vote on intervention in Syria "For all members to take a decision that will put British servicemen and women in harms way and almost inevitably lead to the deaths of innocents is a heavy responsibility. It must be treated with the utmost seriousness and respect given to those who make a different judgment about the right course of action to take." Shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn Jump media playerMedia player helpOut of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionHilary Benns Syria speech was heavily applauded by MPs "We must now confront this evil. It is now time for us to do our bit in Syria. And that is why I ask my colleagues to vote for this motion tonight." Conservative MP Sir Alan Duncan Jump media playerMedia player helpOut of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionSyria decision shouldnt be based on yesterdays mistakes Sir Alan told the House if it chose to "remain on the sidelines" it would signal to the world that the UK had chosen to "withdraw". He said MPs should not be in the business of "national resignation". Angus Robertson, the SNPs Westminster leader Jump media playerMedia player helpOut of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionSNPs Robertson: I hope the PM regrets what he said "I appeal to colleagues on all sides to make sure that we do not ignore the lessons of Afghanistan, ignore the lessons of Iraq, ignore the lessons of Libya. Lets not repeat the mistakes of the past, lets not give the green light to military action without a comprehensive and credible plan to win the peace." Gerald Kaufman, Labour MP and Father of the House Jump media playerMedia player helpOut of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionGerald Kaufman: Air strikes in Syria are only a gesture "Theres absolutely no evidence of any kind that bombing Daesh, or bombing Raqqa, will result in an upsurge of other people in the region to get rid of them." Liam Fox, Conservative MP and former defence secretary Jump media playerMedia player helpOut of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionLiam Fox: Relying on allies is national embarrassment Margaret Beckett, Labour MP and former foreign secretary Jump media playerMedia player helpOut of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionMargaret Beckett warns of death and destruction from inaction "Some say simply innocent people are more likely to be killed. Military action does create casualties, however much we try to minimise them. "So should we on those grounds abandon action in Iraq, even though undertaken at the request of Iraqs government and it does seem to be making a difference? "Should we take no further action against Daesh, who are themselves killing innocent people and striving to kill more every day of the week? Or should we simply leave it to others?" Crispin Blunt, Conservative MP and chairman of the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Jump media playerMedia player helpOut of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionCrispin Blunt criticises government for not including all terror groups "Whilst the defeat of ISIL and its ideology will be the work of many decades, the retaking of this territory is an urgent and immediate requirement." Conservative MP Nadhim Zahawi Jump media playerMedia player helpOut of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionTory MP Nadhim Zahawi reads out email from mother in Raqqa Julian Lewis, Conservative MP and chairman of the Commons Defence Select Committee Jump media playerMedia player helpOut of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionJulian Lewis tells MPs there is no third option "I shall vote against air strikes in the absence of credible ground forces, as ineffective and potentially dangerous, just as I voted against the proposal to bomb Assad in 2013. "Indeed, the fact that the British government wanted to bomb first one side and then the other in the same civil war, in such a short space of time, illustrates to my mind a vacuum at the heart of our strategy." Green Party MP Caroline Lucas Jump media playerMedia player helpOut of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionLucas: Case for strikes lacks evidence Alan Johnson, Labour MP and former home secretary Jump media playerMedia player helpOut of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionAlan Johnson attacks finger-jabbing activists Labour MP Yvette Cooper Jump media playerMedia player helpOut of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionYvette Cooper will vote for air strikes The former shadow home secretary said she did not think coalition air strikes on so-called Islamic State in Syria should stop. "And if theyre not to stop and France asks for our help, I dont think we can say no," she added. Nigel Dodds, the DUPs Westminster leader Jump media playerMedia player helpOut of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionDemocratic Unionists will vote for Syria air strikes Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron Jump media playerMedia player helpOut of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionTim Farron outlines why the Liberal Democrats will vote for Syria air strikes "If we were just being asked to bomb Syria Id be voting no, Id be out there demonstrating in between the speeches, Id be signing up to those emails from the Stop the War Coalition. "But this is not just a case of bombing, this is standing with the United Nations and the international community to do what is right by people who are the most beleaguered of all." Conservative MP David Davis
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