Jeremy Corbyn: French air strikes against Islamic State (IS) in Syria will

He also hardened his opposition to extending RAF airstrikes against IS into Syria – ruling out giving Labour MPs a free vote on the issue – and criticised France for mounting a wave of raids on the extremists’ stronghold of Raqqa in response to the terrorist attacks in Paris.

When asked repeatedly in a subsequent interview by the BBC whether he would ever support military action in Syria, Corbyn replied, “I’m not saying I would or I wouldn’t”.

Speaking to ITV’s “Lorraine”, he welcomed the Vienna talks aimed at finding common ground with Russian Federation and urged a political solution: “I am not saying sit round the table with ISIS, I am saying bring about a political settlement in Syria which will help then to bring a few kind of unity government-technical government-in Syria”, he said. According to the Telegraph, he refused to answer, angering several Labour MPs. All I can say is what is the position in the party, the long-standing position in the UK.

Pressed on whether he believed attacking Emwazi had been legal, he said: “I question that”.

Jeremy Corbyn’s views on the shoot-to-kill policy against terrorists have been disowned by his shadow foreign secretary. “But you have got to protect human life”.

Benn’s comments contrasted with Corbyn’s remarks when he was asked if he would be pleased to order the military or police to follow such a policy.

It was not until Monday that Corbyn made any significant statement on Syria in the aftermath of Paris.

He told reporters: “I’m not happy with the shoot-to-kill policy in general”.

“The position in Syria is different because there is this bad civil war going on and the thing that we need to do as quickly as we can is to bring that civil war to an end”.

“I don’t think anybody in the political world in the United Kingdom will not think what’s happened in Paris is something that makes one stop and think about what the right course is now in relation to how you deal with Isil”. “Surely you have to work to try and prevent these things happening, that’s got to be the priority”, he added.

Labour leader Mr Corbyn yesterday cancelled a speech in which he would have suggested that British bombing operations against Islamic State (IS) had contributed to an increased threat to national security.

She told Murnaghan: “It is hard to comment because it is not only a Government decision but they have chose to consult with the Parliament”.

And it’s been reported that they would seek to kill terrorists if they posed a threat rather than trying to negotiate. “They deserve all our support”.