Directive gives exceptions where troops can engage in countries without parliamentary backing
A RAF Reaper drone. The CDS document shows rules were relaxed which had limited drone operations to Afghanistan unless they had been approved by ministers. Photograph: Cpl Steve Bain ABIPP/MoD Crown C/PA
A RAF Reaper drone. The CDS document shows rules were relaxed which had limited drone operations to Afghanistan unless they had been approved by ministers. Photograph: Cpl Steve Bain ABIPP/MoD Crown C/PA
Wed 19 May 2021 01.00 EDT
Last modified on Wed 19 May 2021 01.01 EDT
A previously confidential Ministry of Defence document grants British troops permission to engage in potentially illegal bombing, which has not been approved by parliament, a charity has claimed.