Opposition leaders have warned British Prime Minister Theresa May against rushing to attack Syria if she wins the election next month, after it emerged the government is planning to join a possible US war against the Arab country, reports say.
May’s party is holding a commanding lead over the opposition Labour Party ahead of the June election. According to an opinion poll published by research firm Kantar on Wednesday, 48 percent of voters said they would vote for the Conservative Party, while support for Labour stood at 24 percent.
The Conservative lead is enough to win a majority that could be over 100 seats, making it more difficult for Labour and other parties to stop her pushing through a vote for military action against Syria following the June 8 election.
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said it was very worrying that the premier “would back military intervention against Assad in Syria outside of a wider diplomatic strategy and without UN…