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Hilary Benn backs intervention in Syria with speech at peace forum
Anti-war campaigners slam shadow foreign secretary for speech in Coventry

LABOUR’S Hilary Benn was criticised yesterday after renewing his call for British intervention in Syria — in a speech at a peace forum.

The shadow foreign secretary has already said he supports air strikes if they are approved by the UN security council.

Now he has suggested he would support British action against the Islamic State group in Syria even if it was vetoed by any of the other four permanent countries on the council.

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