Syria chemical weapons attack: time for UK to take action?

Theresa May under pressure to join retaliatory strike against Assad regime

Syrian civilians get medical aid following suspected chlorine gas attack in Ghouta
Civilians get medical aid following a suspected chlorine gas attack in the Syria’s Eastern Ghouta enclave in March
(Image credit: HAMZA AL-AJWEH/AFP/Getty Images)

Theresa May has been told she faces being left behind by Britain’s two closest military allies if she refuses to join a US-led military strike against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

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