Actress pressures May on Syria
ACTRESS Carey Mulligan has urged Theresa May to formulate a “clear plan” to put an end to the “brutal” ongoing conflict in Syria.
The Oscar-nominated star appears in a new video campaign for War Child along with a host of other celebrities calling for an end to the suffering of children in areas that have been affected by the war as the conflict reaches its seventh year.
Ms Mulligan, the charity’s Global Ambassador, said the British government needs to outline what the UK is going to do to help people, particularly children, who have had their lives devastated by the war.
She said that the UK needs to show that it will “put pressure on the Syrian regime and other powers” in the fight to stop the war – which War Child says has so far killed up to 55,000 children, the equivalent of one child for each hour the war has taken place – since it began on March 15, 2011.
She told the Press Association: “The Prime Minister needs to come to Parliament with a clear plan to help bring this brutal conflict to an end.
“This should be clear about what the UK will do to help stop attacks on children, and hold those to account who are guilty of these crimes.
“It should demonstrate how we will ensure that humanitarian aid gets to those who need it.
“Importantly, the UK must outline what it will do to put pressure on the Syrian regime and other powers to stop the fighting and reach a solution.”