The EU has opened the door to Britain sending troops or other specialists to France after an emergency mechanism was triggered for the first time in the bloc's history, the Daily Telegraph has reported. France activated Article 42, a distress call that compels other EU states to send military and other support. It is akin to Article 5, the NATO mutual defence pact.
UKIP Defence Spokesman MEP Mike Hookem said in response: "I agree with the need to defeat Islamic State but any UK involvement should be taken with the approval of our elected MPs in Westminster, not via the back door of some EU Treaty no one has ever read.
"We stand shoulder to shoulder with the French people who have suffered at the hands of extremism but we cannot have our military involved in a world conflict without an democratic accountability.
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