David Cameron
will warn that Islamic State is orchestrating terrorist plots in the UK
as he makes the case in the Commons on Thursday for extending military
action in Syria.
The prime minister has said he plans to stage a quick Commons vote on extending airstrikes to Syria from Iraq next week. Opposition parties have said they will listen to Cameron before deciding how to respond, but an indication on Wednesday from the Scottish National party that it is minded to oppose airstrikes on Isis targets in Syria means that Labour’s decision on the vote will be crucial.
The prime minister will set out the case for RAF jets and drones to strike at targets in Syria, telling MPs that Isis must not be allowed a “safe haven” in which to grow more dangerous.
He will say other nations should not be expected to “carry the burdens and the risks” of targeting Isis in Syria “to stop terrorism here in Britain”. Cameron will ask MPs to consider his proposals over the weekend before going to a full debate and vote.
But after a meeting in Westminster on Wednesday, SNP MPs agreed that Cameron had not yet made a convincing case for extending military action, although they were still open to persuasion, according to party sources. If they vote against and are joined by Labour MPs, then there may not be a parliamentary majority for extended military action because several Conservatives are likely to vote against the party leadership.
The SNP parliamentary party – with 54 MPs – has taken no formal decision about which way to vote but Angus Robertson, the party’s Westminster leader, struck a sceptical note as he questioned the prime minister in the Commons on Wednesday about his plans for peace and a postwar Syria.
The prime minister replied: “We cannot afford to wait for a political settlement in Syria before we act.”
The prime minister has said he plans to stage a quick Commons vote on extending airstrikes to Syria from Iraq next week. Opposition parties have said they will listen to Cameron before deciding how to respond, but an indication on Wednesday from the Scottish National party that it is minded to oppose airstrikes on Isis targets in Syria means that Labour’s decision on the vote will be crucial.
The prime minister will set out the case for RAF jets and drones to strike at targets in Syria, telling MPs that Isis must not be allowed a “safe haven” in which to grow more dangerous.
He will say other nations should not be expected to “carry the burdens and the risks” of targeting Isis in Syria “to stop terrorism here in Britain”. Cameron will ask MPs to consider his proposals over the weekend before going to a full debate and vote.
But after a meeting in Westminster on Wednesday, SNP MPs agreed that Cameron had not yet made a convincing case for extending military action, although they were still open to persuasion, according to party sources. If they vote against and are joined by Labour MPs, then there may not be a parliamentary majority for extended military action because several Conservatives are likely to vote against the party leadership.
The SNP parliamentary party – with 54 MPs – has taken no formal decision about which way to vote but Angus Robertson, the party’s Westminster leader, struck a sceptical note as he questioned the prime minister in the Commons on Wednesday about his plans for peace and a postwar Syria.
The prime minister replied: “We cannot afford to wait for a political settlement in Syria before we act.”
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