Britain looks set to fight IS in Syria as Cameron seeks Commons support

Britain looks set to go to war against the Islamic State terror group in Syria, as senior Labour sources conceded Prime Minister David Cameron will almost certainly win the support of the House of Commons for air strikes.

In a day of high drama at Westminster, the Prime Minister set out his case to MPs for military action against the "woman-raping, Muslim-murdering, medieval monsters" of IS, who he warned were "plotting to kill us and to radicalise our children right now".

The Commons faced a choice between backing RAF action against the group in its Syrian stronghold or sitting back and waiting for a terrorist attack on Britain's streets, said Mr Cameron. Delay would simply give IS time to grow stronger.

But Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who is opposed to extending the bombing campaign, warned against an "ill thought-out rush to war".

Mr Cameron's arguments for military action "simply do not stack up", said the Labour leader, who was forced to offer his MPs a free vote amid deep divisions within the shadow cabinet. In a highly unusual move, shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn will wrap up the debate for Labour with a speech in support of air strikes.

After 10-and-a-half hours...