MPs To Vote On Airstrikes Against Islamic State

David Cameron is to recall Parliament on Friday to ask MPs to support UK airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq.

MPs will vote on whether RAF planes should join the US, France and five Arab states in bombarding IS positions.

The airstrikes could take place as early as the weekend.

A Downing Street spokesman said: "The Speaker has agreed to the Prime Minister's request to recall Parliament this Friday to debate the UK's response to the request from the Iraqi Government for air strikes to support operations against ISIL in Iraq.

"The Commons will meet on Friday for a debate on a substantive motion.

"The Prime Minister will open the debate and the Deputy Prime Minister will close the debate. 

"The Prime Minister has called a meeting of the Cabinet tomorrow at 1pm."

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the Liberal Democrats would support UK airstrikes, pointing out they are "legal" because they had been requested by the Iraqi government.

"There are many people across the country who see what this medieval murderous organisation does, slaughtering people regardless of their ethnicity or their religion; an organisation which is actively plotting to do us harm in this country," he said.

"I think most people across the country want the British Government to play our part in ridding the world of this vile threat."

On Friday, MPs will sit at 10.30am and debate the Government's motion until 5pm.

Meanwhile, a 19-year-old British jihadi has reportedly been killed in a US airstrike in Syria.

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