The head of Britain's opposition Conservative Party wants to scale back the prime minister's ability to go to war without parliamentary approval.
Speaking at a task force led by former Chancellor Kenneth Clarke, David Cameron said members of Parliament should have the last say on sending troops into conflicts or signing international treaties, Sky News said.
"I believe that one of the factors causing disillusionment with politics is the decline of status and power of Parliament," he said. "While there was a vote on the decision to go to war in Iraq -- albeit very late in the process -- there was no vote on the action in Kosovo."
Cameron said he also wants to determine whether future public appointments, such as the chairman of the BBC or the chief executive of the National Health Service, should be subject to some form of parliamentary confirmation hearing, The Telegraph reported.
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