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Nick Clegg explains Liberal Democrat ministers’ decision to support air strikes on ISIL

By Caron Lindsay | Wed 24th September 2014 - 7:03 pm

Nick Clegg has sent an email to all party members this evening to explain why the parliamentary party will be supporting air strikes on ISIL in Iraq.

It contains the entire broadcast interview which he did this afternoon. He talks about what a”vile and murderous” outfit ISIL is, about how the action is legal and how this isn’t being done by “the west” to “the rest”. It comes as part of a coalition of countries acting on a formal request from the legitimate government of Iraq.

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Posted in Europe / International, News and Parliament | Also tagged featured, isil and nick clegg | 38 Comments

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