MULHOLLAND: MPS SHOULD HAVE LAST WORD ON WAR
May 23, 2005 12:00 AM
Greg Mulholland, the new Member of Parliament for Leeds North West, has today added his support to a campaign calling for a change in Britain's law to ensure that no government can send our troops to war without first securing Parliament's approval.
The mechanism for declaring war is currently operated by the Prime Minister via the Royal Prerogative, sidelining our elected representatives in the House of Commons.
Commenting, Greg said:
"The decision to go to war is one of the most momentous decisions a government can take. Yet MPs are denied a voice in this process.
"More than 80% of the British people, over 200 MPs in the last parliament and a House of Commons Select Committee, all believe that parliamentary approval should be necessary to send our forces into armed conflict.
"In 2003 Tony Blair sent British troops to war in Iraq on a flawed prospectus to risk their lives in a conflict of dubious legality. The will of the British people was ignored with devastating consequence.
"If we are to protect Britain's democracy, it is vital that MPs have the last word on war."
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