“The Prime Minister is dragging the UK into an illegal war – and the consequences will be catastrophic.”
Jeremy Corbyn MP
Jeremy Corbyn has tabled a parliamentary bill that would see a vote in Parliament needed for the deployment of UK troops to armed conflicts and for the foreign use of UK military bases.
The Presentation Bill, entitled the Military Action (Parliamentary Approval) Bill, is co-sponsored by Green MPs Hannah Spencer and Ellie Chowns, as well as Independent and Labour MPs. Corbyn tabled the Bill in response to Keir Starmer’s decision to allow the US to use UK military bases in the war against Iran.
The full title of Bill is: “Bill to require parliamentary approval for the deployment of UK armed forces and military equipment for armed conflict; to require parliamentary approval for the granting of permission by Ministers for use of UK military bases and equipment by other nations for armed conflict; to require the withdrawal of that permission in circumstances where parliamentary approval is not granted; to provide for certain exemptions from these requirements; to make provision for retrospective parliamentary approval in certain circumstances; and for connected purposes.” You can find it on the order paper here: Order Paper for 04 March 2026
The Bill has 11 co-sponsoring MPs:
- Diane Abbott
- Bell Ribeiro-Addy
- Brian Leishman
- John McDonnell
- Adnan Hussain
- Ayoub Khan
- Richard Burgon
- Kim Johnson
- Apsana Begum
- Ellie Chowns
- Hannah Spencer
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