After a great deal of thought, I decided to vote in favour of extending military action into Syria. It was my own decision and I did not do so out of slavishly supporting the Prime Minister. I thought long and hard about it and voted with my conscience. Every step of the way I have made my views known and accountable to you, the public.
I have split my reasons for voting for military action into six distinct areas:
1) What exactly are we doing?
2) Will it make us safer?
3) Will it kill innocent civilians?
4) Will airstrikes alone achieve the end result?
5) Why us? Why now?
6) Will this result in more home grown extremists?
By watching my podcast above, you will be able to listen to me set out step-by-step why I arrived at my decision.