In an extraordinary assault on Mr Cameron's authority, 39 coalition MPs joined Labour in voting against a watered-down Government motion supporting the ‘principle’ of military action.
But a total of 31 - including Mr Norman - did not vote at all.
There were shouts of ‘resign’ from the Labour benches as the result – 285 votes to 272 – was announced to a shocked House of Commons.
Mr Cameron today expressed 'regret' at the Commons defeat as he began the process of punishing Tories who defied him.
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