be decided by the House
of Commons not some
backdoor EU treaty.
Posted
on November 17
The EU has opened the door to Britain sending troops or other specialists
to France after an emergency mechanism was triggered for the first time in the
bloc's history, the Daily Telegraph has reported. France activated Article 42, a
distress call that compels other EU states to send
military and other support. It is akin to Article 5, the
NATO mutual defence pact.
military and other support. It is akin to Article 5, the
NATO mutual defence pact.
UKIP Defence Spokesman MEP Mike Hookem said in response: "I agree with
the need to defeat Islamic State but any UK involvement should be taken with the
approval of our elected MPs in Westminster, not via the back door of some EU
Treaty no one has ever read.
"We stand shoulder to shoulder with the French people who have suffered at the hands of extremism but we cannot have our military involved in a world conflict without any democratic accountability.
"We stand shoulder to shoulder with the French people who have suffered at the hands of extremism but we cannot have our military involved in a world conflict without any democratic accountability.
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