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Syria debate: Michael Gove brands Tory and Lib Dem rebels a disgrace Syria debate: Michael Gove brands Tory and Lib Dem rebels a disgrace
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The education secretary, Michael Gove, labelled Conservative and Liberal Democrat rebels a disgrace, following the historic House of Commons vote over Syria.The education secretary, Michael Gove, labelled Conservative and Liberal Democrat rebels a disgrace, following the historic House of Commons vote over Syria.
The Scottish National party's Westminster leader, Angus Robertson, told Sky News Gove had to be persuaded to calm down following the outburst.The Scottish National party's Westminster leader, Angus Robertson, told Sky News Gove had to be persuaded to calm down following the outburst.
He said emotions were running high, adding: "This is an unprecedented defeat for the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition, for the prime minister, David Cameron, and for Nick Clegg, so obviously there were senior figures in the government who were very upset that a number of their colleagues voted against the government and abstained.He said emotions were running high, adding: "This is an unprecedented defeat for the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition, for the prime minister, David Cameron, and for Nick Clegg, so obviously there were senior figures in the government who were very upset that a number of their colleagues voted against the government and abstained.
"I watched the English education secretary, Michael Gove, shout, 'A disgrace, you're a disgrace!' at a number of Conservative and Lib Dem rebels."I watched the English education secretary, Michael Gove, shout, 'A disgrace, you're a disgrace!' at a number of Conservative and Lib Dem rebels.
"I retorted, 'It's called democracy', because that was what happened. We have finally learned the lessons from Iraq.""I retorted, 'It's called democracy', because that was what happened. We have finally learned the lessons from Iraq."
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