Summary

  • MPs vote by 397 to 223 to authorise UK air strikes against so-called Islamic State in Syria

  • RAF Tornado jets carry out their first air strikes against IS in Syria, the Ministry of Defence confirms

  • Four RAF Tornado jets take off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus

  • During a 10-hour debate, David Cameron urged Tory MPs to 'take a stand' against IS

  • Jeremy Corbyn said the PM's case "does not add up" and could make the situation worse

  • Despite Tory rebels, PM was helped by votes of some Labour MPs, the Lib Dems and DUP

  • A separate cross-party amendment opposing airstrikes was defeated by 390 votes to 211

  1. Claim that 'majority of shadow cabinet' backed Corbynpublished at 22:49 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2015

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  2. SNP MP 'very disappointed' by vote for air strikespublished at 22:46

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    SNP deputy leader Stewart Hosie says he is "very disappointed" by the outcome of the Commons vote. 

    "We did not believe the case had been made by the government," he says, adding that his party wanted "absolute international legality and certainty".

    Mr Hosie says Labour is divided and shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn's speech "humiliated" Jeremy Corbyn.

  3. Turning the tidepublished at 22:46 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2015

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  4. A heavy heartpublished at 22:44 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2015

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  5. Heidi Alexander voted for air strikespublished at 22:43 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2015

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  6. Labour chief whip abstained from votepublished at 22:43 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2015

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  7. Air strikes could happen 'very quickly'published at 22:38

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    BBC political correspondent Vicky Young tells the BBC News Channel that air strikes could begin "very quickly" following tonight's vote.

    "The question now that MPs will look for is: what difference will that make?" she adds.

  8. Tristram Hunt voted for air strikespublished at 22:43 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2015

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  9. Watch: Moment the result was announcedpublished at 22:43 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2015

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  10. Stepping up to the platepublished at 22:39 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2015

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  11. Government would have won without Labour votespublished at 22:38 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2015

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  12. Unknown territorypublished at 22:37 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2015

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  13. Not in my namepublished at 22:35 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2015

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  14. '67 Labour MPs voted with government'published at 22:35 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2015

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  15. MPs authorise UK air strikes in Syriapublished at 22:31
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    MPs have voted to attack Islamic State group targets in Syria. The results of the vote was:

    Ayes - 397

    Noes - 223

    Majority - 174

  16. Creasy votes for air strikes after Benn speechpublished at 22:28 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2015

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  17. Important votepublished at 22:28 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2015

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  18. Vote result imminentpublished at 22:26

    MPs are filing back into the Commons chamber ready for the result.

  19. '60 Labour MPs' backed government in first votepublished at 22:23 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2015

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  20. Creasy swayed by Benn speechpublished at 22:22 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2015

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