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DAVID CAMERON admitted yesterday that British bombs won’t bring peace to Syria.
The Prime Minister made the concession after crisis talks over the conflict at a conference of international leaders in Turkey.
Britain is already bombing Islamic State terrorists in Iraq and the PM said there is a “very strong case” that RAF operations should extend into Syria.
France responded to the Paris terror attacks by dropping 20 bombs on Islamic State positions in Syria on Sunday night.
Senior Tories called for Mr Cameron to follow suit by calling a snap vote to seek permission for British participation in the raids.
But Mr Cameron said: “I recognise that I need to do more to build this argument, build this case, to take Parliament with me.
“I think people want to know that there is a whole plan for the future of Syria, the future of the region, because it is perfectly right to say that a few extra bombs and missiles won’t transform the situation.”
With many of his own backbenchers opposed to bombing, the PM moderated his position in a bid to build a consensus for action with Labour.
Shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn has ruled out support for bombing — unless it is part of a wider peace plan.
The issue was set to dominate a shadow cabinet meeting last night and a separate weekly meeting of Labour MPs.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the party wanted a “political settlement” and ruled out a free vote for Labour MPs in any vote on Syria bombing.
“One war does not necessarily bring about peace,” he said.
“It often can bring about yet more conflict, more mayhem and more loss.”
Meanwhile, Mr Cameron also struck a conciliatory tone in an hour-long meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which Downing Street said had been a “constructive, measured discussion.”
He said that the “enormous” gap between the two over the position of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had been “reduced.”
He said; “The gap has been enormous between those of us who believe Assad should go immediately and those like President Putin who have been supporting him and continue to support him. I think everyone recognises the need for compromise.”
