U.K. Rules Out Iraq Air Strikes as Increased Aid Planned
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The U.K. ruled out joining U.S. air strikes on Islamic State militants in Iraq as it stepped up efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to refugees.
A recall of Parliament, which would be needed to sanction the use of military force, “is not on the cards,” said Prime Minister David Cameron’s spokeswoman, Helen Bower. “Our focus is very much on the humanitarian effort,” she told reporters in London today. “There is not a discussion under way on the U.K. playing a role in air strikes.”