Interesting that both Tory and Lib Dem MP's were free to vote as they wished last night...

whereas Labour MP's were 'whipped' into voting for the party line.

House of Commons votes on military intervention have historically been free votes for all parties as going to war or using military force has always been seen as a matter of conscience

All of which surely shows that Milliband's motives were just political points scoring and nothing to do with Syria.

Posted By: Kirrie on August 30th 2013 at 15:23:12

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Interesting that both Tory and Lib Dem MP's were free to vote as they wished last night... (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 30, 15:23:12
- They were not given a free vote at all (General Chat) - norway, Aug 30, 15:30:30
  - It was not a three line whip and whips will always work on their MP's in ANY free vote! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 30, 15:49:15
    - So, tories being whipped (except you said they weren't) = fine & usual (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Aug 30, 15:51:05
      - Tories and Lib Dems were not whipped, Labour were..... (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 30, 15:55:26
        
        Unless it's a free vote, they are ALL whipped (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Aug 30, 16:01:21
        
        care to produce a source which says Labour were whipped but Tories weren't? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 30, 16:00:12
        
        Can any of you produce anything to the contrary? (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 30, 16:04:45
        
        Labour whippeed.....see here! (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 30, 16:04:12
        
        I don't think anyone said Labour weren't whipped, you were saying Tories/Dems weren't (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Aug 30, 16:06:16
  - ...and if it WAS a free vote (General Chat) - norway, Aug 30, 15:34:21
    - Probably (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Aug 30, 15:36:36
- eh? was a 3-line Tory whip, wasn't it? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 30, 15:30:27
  - It was not a 3 line whip for the Tories and according to any source you care to read today (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 30, 15:46:45
    - Not sure you are reading your sources very well (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Aug 30, 15:49:33
      - To what do you refer? (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 30, 15:58:34
        
        That nonsense about who was given a free vote (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Aug 30, 15:59:54
        
        None of you have produced anything to refute what I say! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 30, 16:03:06
        
        Refute that it was a free vote for the tories/lib dems? (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Aug 30, 16:05:23
        
        Yes..... and regardless a total of 39 voted against the Govt! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 30, 16:10:57
        
        It wasn't a free vote for the Tories, it was a whipped vote, and 39 voted against the whip (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Aug 30, 16:12:10
        
        Where is your evidence, show me where is says that anywhere today!? (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 30, 16:14:18
        
        Wales Online citing Guto Bebb, Conservative MP (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Aug 30, 16:39:08
        
        That it was a whipped vote? or that 30 Tories voted against the whip (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Aug 30, 16:15:29
        
        Rebels: CAUTION DAILY MAIL LINK INCOMING (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Aug 30, 16:16:55
        
        Whipped vote: they all are to some extent, unless a free vote (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Aug 30, 16:16:31
        
        Sorry 39 coalition, 30 Tories (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Aug 30, 16:13:03
      - Why is that people always use bad language on hear when the can't (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 30, 15:56:27
  - They were definitely whipped (General Chat) - norway, Aug 30, 15:31:22

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