Colonel: 'Russians owe Corbyn a few drinks' on Syria suggestions

Former British Army officer Colonel Tim Collins has told Julia Hartley-Brewer that Jeremy Corbyn's position on Syria is "a nonsense". 

He was asked by Julia: "Is there a sitting round the campfire alternative that would viably lead to fewer people in Syria suffering, fewer children suffering chemical attacks?" 

Colonel Collins answered: "I can imagine why Jeremy Corbyn might say that. I think the Russians might owe him a few drinks for that suggestion, because that’s effectively giving Russia, President Putin a veto on British parliamentary decision making. That’s a nonsense." 

"Yes there are other ways it must be carried out. It must be carried out in tandem. We need to go after the wealth of the Syrians, Iranians and Russians [behind the attacks] who are living freely. We need to make them international pariahs, isolate them in their own countries. We know the individuals behind this." 

Listen to their conversation below. <blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en-gb"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Is there any alternative to military action in Syria? Watch again ▼<a href="https://twitter.com/JuliaHB1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JuliaHB1</a> | <a href="https://t.co/sv3MZUm41c">https://t.co/sv3MZUm41c</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZBRqW3Vb6M">pic.twitter.com/ZBRqW3Vb6M</a></p>&mdash; talkRADIO (@talkRADIO) <a href="https://twitter.com/talkRADIO/status/985803188170383361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">16 April 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>