The Prime Minister is failing to take the lead in constructing lasting peace, with a strategy geared towards rebuilding Syria. Instead he is obsessing about persuading MPs to vote for counterproductive military action.

More and more bombs are not the answer – you cannot bomb for peace.  Adding to the strife of war will simply create a bigger stream of refugees justifiably looking to escape.

The Lib Dem Leader, Tim Farron, has seen the consequences in Lesvos at first hand: hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes, desperate to find safety.

Tessa Munt

11th November 2015