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Approval in advance. I dont think it would have been right to have a debate and a vote before this sort of action, because i think it is important, for reasons of operational security, to, on this occasion, take the action and then have a statement in parliament afterwards. The labour leader, sir keir starmer, was briefed by the government before the strikes went ahead, and supported them. He had previously promised to create a new law requiring Commons Consent before military action could be taken not inconsistent, he said, with his backing for action against the houthis. There will always be urgent situations where Parliament Cant be consulted beforehand. But the principle that if there is to be a sustained campaign, if we are going to deploy our troops on the ground, that parliament should be informed, there should be a debate, the case should be made and there should be a vote, i do stand by that. There wont be a vote here tomorrow. Rishi sunak will make a statement to the commons and take questions from mps