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MPs would get to ballot connected immoderate imaginable deployment of troops to Ukraine, Sir Keir Starmer has said aft helium committed to sending a peacekeeping unit to Ukraine successful the lawsuit of a ceasefire with Russia.
The prime minister told MPs: "I volition support the House updated arsenic the concern develops. And were troops to beryllium deployed nether the declaration signed, I would enactment that substance to the House for a vote."
Speaking astatine PMQs, helium added that subject plans "were drawn up immoderate months ago" and deployment "would lone beryllium aft a ceasefire to enactment Ukraine's capabilities".
UK and France hold to nonstop forces
It comes aft Sir Keir and French President Emmanuel Macron held a gathering of the conjugation of the willing successful Paris connected Tuesday.
At the meeting, the 2 nations signed a associated declaration pledging to deploy troops to Ukraine successful the lawsuit of a bid woody being agreed with Russia, to warrant the nation's security.
The statement states a "multinational unit for Ukraine" would beryllium deployed to the eastbound European state to deter further attacks from Russia and bolster information guarantees.
Sir Keir had antecedently stated the UK mightiness deploy troops to Ukraine pursuing a bid deal, but the statement present creates the ineligible model for allowing British and French troops to run there.
As good arsenic ensuring soldiers would beryllium deployed connected Ukrainian soil, the statement besides covers extortion for Ukraine's skies and sea.
Additionally, the declaration states the 2 countries would found "military hubs" successful Ukraine, truthful subject instrumentality could beryllium deployed for antiaircraft needs.
Sir Keir accused of being 'scared'
Tory person Kemi Badenoch criticised Sir Keir for not announcing the statement successful a ceremonial connection to the House of Commons.
She accused him of "not wanting" MPs to inquire him questions and of being "scared".
"The past fewer days person seen important planetary events - the US cognition successful Venezuela, threats towards Greenland and an statement to enactment British troops connected the crushed successful Ukraine - truthful it is frankly astonishing that the premier curate is not making a afloat connection to parliament today," Ms Badenoch said.
She added that this showed a "fundamental deficiency of respect" for MPs and their constituents.
Sir Keir replied determination volition beryllium a connection to the Commons "at the earliest opportunity".
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He besides stressed MPs would get to statement the substance arsenic portion of the vote.
"If determination were a determination to deploy, nether the statement that was signed yesterday, past I would enactment that substance to this House for a statement beforehand and for a ballot connected that deployment - that is accordant with caller signifier and I'll adhere to that," helium said.
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