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| Michael Gove says he was angry at Labour MPs who cheered Syria vote | Michael Gove says he was angry at Labour MPs who cheered Syria vote |
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| Michael Gove, the education secretary, has admitted losing his temper after the Syria vote because Labour MPs were "cheering as though it were a football match they'd just won". | Michael Gove, the education secretary, has admitted losing his temper after the Syria vote because Labour MPs were "cheering as though it were a football match they'd just won". |
| The senior Tory has acknowledged he became heated after he was seen shouting "you're a disgrace" at Tories and Liberal Democrats who failed to vote with the government. | The senior Tory has acknowledged he became heated after he was seen shouting "you're a disgrace" at Tories and Liberal Democrats who failed to vote with the government. |
| He told the BBC that he feels "incredibly emotional about the subject" and the loss of the motion about British military action in Syria got to him. | He told the BBC that he feels "incredibly emotional about the subject" and the loss of the motion about British military action in Syria got to him. |
| "I did become heated [after the vote], that's absolutely right," he said. "At the moment the government lost the vote on the motion there were Labour MPs cheering as though it were a football match and they'd just won, and at the same time on the news we were hearing about an attack on a school in Syria. | "I did become heated [after the vote], that's absolutely right," he said. "At the moment the government lost the vote on the motion there were Labour MPs cheering as though it were a football match and they'd just won, and at the same time on the news we were hearing about an attack on a school in Syria. |
| "The death toll there was rising and the incongruity of Labour MPs celebrating as children had been killed by a ruthless dictator got to me and I did feel incredibly emotional, I do feel incredibly emotional about this subject." | "The death toll there was rising and the incongruity of Labour MPs celebrating as children had been killed by a ruthless dictator got to me and I did feel incredibly emotional, I do feel incredibly emotional about this subject." |
| It comes as William Hague, the foreign secretary, said the conflict must be ended to stop the soaring number of Syrian refugees, which has increased almost tenfold over the last year to 2 million. | It comes as William Hague, the foreign secretary, said the conflict must be ended to stop the soaring number of Syrian refugees, which has increased almost tenfold over the last year to 2 million. |
| This morning, he tweeted: "One year ago: 230,000 Syrian refugees. | This morning, he tweeted: "One year ago: 230,000 Syrian refugees. |
| Today: 2,000,000. 1/2 children. If we don't end the conflict, think what the figure could be next year." | Today: 2,000,000. 1/2 children. If we don't end the conflict, think what the figure could be next year." |
| Boris Johnson, the London mayor, also reiterated his support for the government on missile strikes on his LBC 97.3 radio show. | Boris Johnson, the London mayor, also reiterated his support for the government on missile strikes on his LBC 97.3 radio show. |
| He drew a comparison with the appeasement of Nazi Germany and suggested there was scope for a second vote on the issue as new evidence against the Assad regime was emerging. | He drew a comparison with the appeasement of Nazi Germany and suggested there was scope for a second vote on the issue as new evidence against the Assad regime was emerging. |
| "It's very difficult for us to not do anything when someone is gassing civilians," he said. | "It's very difficult for us to not do anything when someone is gassing civilians," he said. |
| Senior government figures, including Philip Hammond, the defence secretary, have conceded there could be another Commons vote if circumstances "change very significantly", despite David Cameron's decision to rule out British military action when parliament refused to back him. | Senior government figures, including Philip Hammond, the defence secretary, have conceded there could be another Commons vote if circumstances "change very significantly", despite David Cameron's decision to rule out British military action when parliament refused to back him. |
| However, Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, has hardened his position by saying that his party would only support military action against the Assad regime if Britain's national security was threatened or al-Qaida and its affiliates gained possession of large stockpiles of chemical weapons. | However, Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, has hardened his position by saying that his party would only support military action against the Assad regime if Britain's national security was threatened or al-Qaida and its affiliates gained possession of large stockpiles of chemical weapons. |
| The US is still considering whether to launch missile strikes on Syria, along with the French, with Barack Obama preparing to seek approval from Congress next week. | The US is still considering whether to launch missile strikes on Syria, along with the French, with Barack Obama preparing to seek approval from Congress next week. |
| Before then, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, will come under pressure to reconsider his support for the Assad regime. He is set to be confronted at the G20 summit of world leaders in Saint Petersburg later this week with an array of western intelligence demonstrating Assad was responsible for using chemical weapons. | Before then, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, will come under pressure to reconsider his support for the Assad regime. He is set to be confronted at the G20 summit of world leaders in Saint Petersburg later this week with an array of western intelligence demonstrating Assad was responsible for using chemical weapons. |
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