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Sunday, 23 December 2007 |
British MPs call on government to oppose military attack on Iran
On Tuesday 18th December, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour MP for Islington North, London,
submitted an early day motion (EDM) to the House of Commons, calling on the
British government to oppose publicly any military intervention against Iran.
"EDMs are formal motions submitted for debate in the House of Commons. However,
very few EDMs are actually debated. Instead, they are used for reasons such as
publicising the views of individual MPs, drawing attention to specific events or
campaigns, and demonstrating the extent of parliamentary support for a
particular cause or point of view." See
http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/Default.aspx
Corbyn's motion on Iran and the Middle East states:
"That this House notes the findings of the International Atomic Energy
Agency-Iran work plan of 27th August and the IAEA's report of 15th November
clarifying and clearing a number of major outstanding issues in relation to
Iran's past nuclear activities; notes the judgment of the recent US National
Intelligence Estimate that Iran does not have an active nuclear weapons
programme at present; is strongly concerned about the continued threats of a
military attack against Iran which could start another catastrophic war in the
Middle East; urges immediate, direct and unconditional negotiations between the
US and Iran on all points of dispute; and calls on the Government to oppose
publicly any military intervention by the US and/or Israel in Iran."
For more information or to contact CASMII please visit
http://www.campaigniran.org
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