In a statement after the two - hour meeting, a spokesman for the leader said: «Shadow Cabinet agreed to back Jeremy Corbyn's
recommendation of a free vote on the Government's proposal to authorise UK bombing in Syria.»
While the white paper makes
recommendations for a half - elected, half - appointed house, it proposes a
free vote of MPs on seven options: 100 %, 80 %, 60 %, 50 %, 40 %, 20 %, and 0 %.