Cameron said only yesterday that he 'would not stand by [and watch chemical weapons be used in Syria]' [0]. Now he will 'respect will of the house [and not perf

Cameron said only yesterday that he 'would not stand by [and watch chemical weapons be used in Syria]' [0]. Now he will 'respect will of the house [and not perform the air strike]' [1]. While it is a slightly different situation to what I understand of the french position, it is interesting to see how quickly these things change nonetheless. (Note: I am not saying Cameron should ignore the HoC vote!) What is perhaps more interesting is the potential motivation for Miliband's dissent. If Miliband's had supported action in Syria it would undoubtedly have passed. Only ~10 days ago a number of well respected Labour shadow cabinet members were voicing very strong dissaproval of his leadership [2]. A Yougov poll yesterday showed that 50% of the public don't approve of any UK action in Syria [3]. Could it be that Miliband's duty to act morally in the House could be clouded by his urgent need for a short term popularity bump? Unclear, but a concerning and not-that-unlikely thought. Side note: the difficulty experienced finding any of the news relating the Miliband wobble shows just how well this has played for him! It will be interesting to see just quite how far he does jump in the polls... [0] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23864016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23864016 [1] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23893203 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23893203 [2] http://www.politics.co.uk/news/2013/04/16/while-heads-are-turned-miliband-faces-the-greatest-challenge http://www.politics.co.uk/news/2013/04/16/while-heads-are-tu... [3] http://yougov.co.uk/news/2013/08/28/syria-and-shadow-iraq/ http://yougov.co.uk/news/2013/08/28/syria-and-shadow-iraq/ EDIT: Links all got formatted onto a single line.