Qasem Soleimani: Corbyn urges Johnson to hold Privy Council meeting
Writing to the prime minister, Mr Corbyn asked several questions including what the UK was told before the airstrike and what the government was doing to ensure the safety of UK nationals.
Earlier, Mr Corbyn called the killing of Gen Soleimani a"US assassination" and an"extremely serious and dangerous escalation". Mr Corbyn became a member of the Privy Council in 2015. Its members include all former prime ministers and cabinet ministers as well as leaders of the opposition.BBC Parliament's Daniel Brittain explains who is on the Privy Council, its powers, and whether it is a secret and exclusive as some suggestIt convenes, on average, about once a month - and has met six times so far this year
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