David Cameron: Destroy IS in its heartland

David Cameron has warned that IS must be destroyed in its Syrian heartland as Labour signalled that it was ready to back further military action in the wake of Tunisia beach attack.

In the Commons, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon began laying out the case for extending RAF air strikes into Syria, telling MPs that was where IS organised and directed its operations.

He made clear however that the government would not stage a new vote of MPs unless it was clear there was “some consensus” across the House for widening the existing RAF operations against IS in Iraq.