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Jeremy Corbyn has today asked for a secret briefing on the government's evidence behind the Syria attack.



Until now the Labour leader had not been given a briefing on 'Privy Council' terms about Britain's evidence linking the chemical hit to Assad's regime.



The request is significant because Labour's leader is insisting MPs should look at the evidence and get a vote before the government takes any military action.



He would not be allowed to share the details of such a briefing with MPs - but it would help inform Labour's position as the official opposition.



A row blew up over such briefings when evidence was apparently withheld from Mr Corbyn about the poisoning of Sergei Skripal .

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Earlier, Jeremy Corbyn blasted Donald Trump's rhetoric on Syria as tensions escalate over the conflict.

It followed the US President warned Russia to "get ready" for US missiles to be launched at Syrian targets.

Speaking at an event in Derby this morning, the Labour leader said: "More bombing, more killing, more war will not save life."

Theresa May is to chair an emergency Cabinet meeting to discuss the latest crisis in Syria amid signs she is preparing to join US-led air strikes against the regime of President Bashar Assad.

The Prime Minister summoned ministers back from Parliamentary recess to No 10 after saying "all the indications" were that the regime was responsible for an alleged chemical attack on its own people last weekend.