Cameron Will Survive Syria Setback as Voters See Economy Growing

David Cameron will probably survive a parliamentary defeat over military action in Syria, as a burgeoning economic recovery helps his Conservative Party’s poll standings in the runup to the 2015 election.

Thirty Tory rebels joined the Labour opposition to reject his request to authorize strikes in response to the use of chemical weapons. While the announcement of the result in the House of Commons late on Aug. 29 drew shouts of “resign” from the Labour benches, even those Conservatives who voted against the prime minister were keen to support him yesterday.