British Prime Minister urges Parliament to support expanding airstrikes on IS

British Prime Minister David Cameron during a visit to the Royal Air Force base RAF Northolt in west London on November 23. (Source: AFP/TTXVN)

In his speech in the House of Commons on November 26, Mr. Cameron emphasized that IS had used its hideout in northern Syria to plot terrorist attacks against British people.

IS has murdered British hostages and also carried out a brutal terrorist attack that took the lives of 30 British tourists on a Tunisian beach this summer, the worst attack on Britons since the July 7, 2005, terrorist disaster.

Prime Minister Cameron affirmed that IS is a direct threat to the country and the lives of British people, and made it clear that Britain cannot stand alone in the fight against IS and that putting this burden on the US, France and other allies is morally unacceptable.

Before Mr. Cameron delivered his speech in the House of Commons, the British Prime Minister's Office released the Prime Minister's written response to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, which also stated: "Today, one of the biggest threats to our security comes from IS."

In this document, Prime Minister Cameron emphasized that as long as IS is allowed to develop in Syria, the threat to Britain will be greater.

Cameron said he would not put his plan for air strikes on IS in Syria to a vote in the House of Commons unless he was sure it would win a majority, as a failure would amount to a “public coup” in favour of IS. He also told MPs that Britain needed to consider carefully whether doing nothing in Syria posed greater risks than acting.

Following Cameron's speech in the House of Commons, opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn did not say whether he would persuade Labour MPs to vote yes. However, Mr Corbyn warned of "unintended consequences" if Britain were to engage in military action in Syria in the same way it did in Iraq and Afghanistan, and asked Cameron to make it clear whether Britain would use ground troops.

The Labor cabinet is expected to discuss the issue later in the afternoon.

Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Angus Robertson said SNP MPs would not support air strikes in Syria unless they were convinced there was effective support on the ground plus a carefully calculated plan for post-war reconstruction costs.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Crispin Blunt said he was now ready to support military action as he agreed that Britain should play a full role in the international coalition against IS./.

According to Vietnam+