Theresa May justifies UK's call to attack Syria without parliamentary vote

May doesn't have a majority in Parliament, but the Democratic Unionist Party, which is propping up her government, said it backed her actions

UK Prime Minister Theresa May said the government was right to order airstrikes against Syrian chemical weapons facilities, as opposition lawmakers complained about the lack of a parliamentary vote and accused her of being led by Donald Trump.

In a press conference in London after the attack, May said Britain, the US and France needed to act quickly to send a clear message to Bashar Al-Assad’s regime that the use of chemical weapons won’t be tolerated, and to ensure the operation itself was a success.

“This was not about interfering in a civil war, and it was not about regime