The cabinet has approved a 12-point motion designed to pave the way for Britain to extend its involvement in airstrikes on Islamic State targets from Iraq to Syria.
The motion, which is deliberately designed to reflect the motion passed by theLabour party at its conference in September, was approved unanimously by the cabinet at its weekly meeting, which was devoted entirely to Syria.
As the motion was published, Jeremy Corbyn increased the pressure on Labour MPs planning to support military action, warning them they may pay a political price and there was “no hiding place” for them.