Corbyn Emails Labour Members On IS Strikes

“If we want to destroy terrorism … for a number of weeks I’ve been travelling the world to call on European countries and all countries for which tackling terrorism is relevant”, he said.

The Prime Minister has told MPs that British soldiers will not be sent to Syria, but Mr Campbell said: “He’s conning people”.

Responding on Twitter, Dudley North MP Ian Austin (Lab) said: “Ken Livingstone just blamed Tony Blair for London bombings”.

This morning, Labour’s Shadow Defence Secretary, Maria Eagle said Mr Corbyn could decide to support David Cameron’s plan to expand military strikes against Isis from Iraq into Syria, has said.

The Royal Air Force is now a part of a US-led coalition to hit ISIS in Iraq but not in on actions against terrorists in Syria.

Deputy leader Tom Watson became the latest leading figure to speak out in support of bombing Islamic State (IS) in its Syrian heartland – putting him directly at odds with the party leader. This comes less than three months after the round of resignations by Labour frontbenchers when Corbyn was first elected leader.

Mr Cameron has urged MPs to back military action, telling them it would be in the UK’s “national interest” to attack and not “outsource our security to allies” like the United States and France.

David Cameron urged MPs to back air strikes in Syria as he set out his case for carrying out the bombings yesterday.

“I’ve said to Jeremy if you end up like Michael Foot and Gordon Brown and Miliband as a liability to the party, if you are far less popular than when we are coming up to an election you have got to go.

And win over the House of Commons”, French President Hollande told AFP at the Commonwealth summit in Malta. “You should follow your own judgement on what you think is best for the constituency and the country”.

After setting out his case, Cameron appeared to have persuaded at least two of 30 party “rebels” who voted against him in 2013, and his foreign minister, Philip Hammond, later said the government was now “building a consensus now for military action”.

Referring to the recent deadly terrorist attacks on Paris, he said: “If we won’t act now, when our friend and ally France has been struck in this way, then our friends and allies can be forgiven for asking: If not now, when?”

Corbyn has reportedly only managed to secure the backing of four out of the 31 members of his Shadow Cabinet in opposing air strikes.

However in various Labour held seats across Yorkshire, where constituency party memberships swelled significantly during the Labour leadership election, MPs may be lobbied this weekend at surgeries and via social media not to vote for strikes.

However, Mr Cameron insisted there would be no British boots on the ground and claimed there were around 70,000 Syrian opposition fighters in the country not linked to extremist groups.