BRENT MP Barry Gardiner has opposed British military involvement in Libya in a vote in Parliament on Monday.
British armed forces have been in action over Libya since Saturday (March 19) enforcing a United Nations (UN) resolution to protect civilians from Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces.
But Mr Gardiner, Labour MP for Brent North, voted against British military involvement and argued Britain had no responsibility to enforce the resolution.
Addressing Parliamnt, he said: "In a few weeks I hope this House will be able to rejoice that Gaddafi is gone. Few dictators have committed so many acts of psychopathic wickedness over such a long period of time.
"To take action now is right, but it would be disingenuous to claim that action was not possible without Britain's military participation, involving just three planes. The question is not whether action against Gaddafi is right but whether it is we who have the primary duty and responsibility to take it. I pray that in a week's time Gaddafi is gone, and I pay tribute to the valour of our armed forces, but I believe that the Government was wrong to ask this."
The UN resolution imposes a no-fly zone and other sanctions on Libya.
Prime Minister, David Cameron, said Gaddafi would have to face the consequences of his actions after he broke his own ceasefire last week.
Other Labour MPs who opposed British military involvement included Hayes and Harlington's John McDonnell and Islington North's Jeremy Corbyn.
