Britain building consensus for military action in Syria - Hammond

LONDON (Reuters) - British foreign minister Philip Hammond said on Thursday he felt the government was building a consensus among lawmakers for military action in Syria after Prime Minister David Cameron made the case for extending air strikes there. In an interview with BBC television, Hammond said: "From what I've seen of the response to the prime minister's statement today it feels to me as though we are building a consensus now for military action in Syria." (Reporting by William James, editing by Elizabeth Piper)