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Syria chemical weapons use 'cannot be ignored'

Labour leader Ed Miliband has said that the use of chemical weapons on innocent civilians is "abhorrent and cannot be ignored".

Speaking after meeting the Prime Minister in Downing Street, he said: "I said to him the Labour Party would consider supporting international action but only on the basis that it was legal."

Mr Miliband also said it had to be "specifically limited to deterring the future use of chemical weapons and that any action contemplated had clear and achievable military goals."

“We will be scrutinising any action contemplated on that basis", he added.