Tyne Tees Syria

It's been a dramatic week for MPs, who were recalled to Westminster for the vote on possible military action in Syria.

In tonight's Around The House, we look at the aftermath of the Government's defeat and ask what it will mean for the party leaders.

Joining the debate are the Conservative MP for Scarborough and Whitby, Robert Goodwill, the Redcar Lib Dem member Ian Swales and the Labour MP for Dumfries and Galloway Russell Brown.

Helen Ford presents our political programme from Westminster.

Payday loans - and the cheaper alternatives - will be discussed with Hexham MP Guy Opperman and Stockton North's Alex Cunningham.

Also, tonight's panel consider Westminster's response to the crisis in Syria, ahead of the party conferences.

A container of hand pumped water filters is on its way to refugees in Syria from the North East. It will provide enough safe drinking water for 40,000 refugees. The filters are designed and made by volunteers at The Safe Water Trust Ltd, Sunderland.

People across the country are being urged to donate vital medical supplies, baby products and blankets to help the people of Syria. Donation points in Jedburgh and Newcastle are part of a network of drop off sites.

The big aid drop for Syria is collecting supplies for the people who've lived amongst fighting for more than two years. Julia Barthram reports.

MPs were recalled to Parliament yesterday to vote on whether the British military should intervene in the crisis in Syria.

The vote went against the government by a majority of 285 to 272.

The following MPs voted with the government:

• James Wharton, Conservative, Stockton South
• Guy Opperman, Conservative, Hexham

The following MPs voted against the government proposal, rejecting the idea of military intervention in Syria.

• Catherine McKinnell, Labour, Newcastle upon Tyne North
• Tom Blenkinsop, Labour, Middlesbrough South
• Ian Mearns, Labour, Gateshead
• Mary Glindon, Labour, North Tyneside
• Ian Swales, Liberal Democrats, Redcar
• Bridget Phillipson, Labour, Houghton and Sunderland South

• Ronnie Campbell, Labour, Blyth Valley
• Pat Glass, Labour, North West Durham
• Julie Elliott, Labour, Sunderland Central
• Chi Onwurah, Labour, Newcastle Central
• Ian Lavery, Labour, Wansbeck
• Jenny Chapman, Labour, Darlington

MPs from our region are debating a government motion which could pave the way for military action in Syria.

The Prime Minister told them this afternoon he is convinced the Syrian regime was behind the use of chemical weapons, including an attack which killed hundreds of people in Damascus last week.

Parliament will vote later tonight on whether to back intervention in principle, but not on direct British involvement, which would need a further vote.

Paul Brand sent this report from Westminster - watch it in full below.

The House of Commons is packed by MPs as the debate about Syria action begins.

MPs from across the region have been called back to Parliament, during their summer break, to take part in a debate later today.

They will be deciding whether they think the country should intervene in the ongoing Syrian conflict, but will not authorise direct British involvement.

The Government has published its advice on military action in Syria, stating that the legal basis for any such action would be "humanitarian intervention".

It said "if action in the Security Council is blocked, the UK would still be permitted under international law to take exceptional measures".

MPs from across the region have been called back to Parliament due to the escalating crisis in Syria.

They'll be taking part in a vote to decide whether the country should intervene in the conflict, but will not authorise direct British involvement.

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