UK and France ready to send peacekeeping troops, PM tells House of Commons
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MPs will have a debate and vote before any UK troops are deployed on peacekeeping duties in Ukraine, Keir Starmer has announced at prime minister’s questions.
Speaking after Britain and France said they would be willing to send troops if there was a peace deal, following discussions at a wider summit in Paris, Starmer was pressed by Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, as to why he was not making a full Commons statement.
In response, Starmer said the debate and vote would happen in the event troops were being deployed, at which point there would be details about how many would be sent.
