Earlier this week, prime minister David Cameron laid out his arguments for airstrikes in Syria, as other parties discuss whether or not to back them.
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Cameron, who lost a vote on Syria airstrikes in 2013, needs to persuade lawmakers of both ruling and opposition camps to win parliament’s backing for military action.
Hilary Benn, the Shadow Foreign Secretary, has said there is a “compelling case” in favour of taking action.
Britain’s opposition Labour party remains divided over a proposed parliament vote on the United Kingdom military action in Syria. Are airstrikes the answer?
He told them: “After I was elected, I was very determined that we put the issue of mental health in our society absolutely centre stage and that it be treated very seriously”.
Mr McDonnell made the statement on Twitter after two right-wing Labour MPs called for leader Jeremy Corbyn to resign yesterday because he does not back bombing.
He also dispelled suggestions the emotive issue could split the party or spark a leadership challenge, adding: “Don’t mistake democracy for division”.
Mr Spellar condemned his party leader’s behaviour in an interview with Radio 5 Live.
Corbyn said that he could not support British air strikes in Syria, likely to trigger a backlash in his own party.
A vote by Mr Cameron on strikes is due before the Christmas parliamentary recess on December 17 which leaves him 14 days to table a motion, but he has said repeatedly that he wants a broad coalition across the House.
“I think there is an imminent terrorist threat being directed from Syria”, he said. “We do usually act collectively, but I think on issues like this there are times when people can not stick to a whip which is imposed”, she said.
The Welsh MP revealed he had told his leader he would have to resign if he became a “liability” to the party and that Mr Corbyn “understands that”.
Asked if he would resign if there was not a free vote, Mr Watson said: “No, of course not”.
It appears some senior members of the Labour Party were offended by the letter, as they argue the letter should not have been sent before an agreement was reached among Labour’s “shadow cabinet” – those chosen by the party leader to hold their counterparts in the ruling party to account.
Thousands of protesters are set to gather outside Downing Street on Saturday (November 28) to oppose Prime Minister David Cameron’s plans to extend Britain’s bombing campaign from Iraq to Syria.
“I do not believe that the Prime Minister made a convincing case that British airstrikes on Syria would strengthen our national security or reduce the threat from ISIS”.
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BBC political correspondent Ross Hawkins says Mr Corbyn’s supporters are “convinced that his views are closer to Labour’s grass roots than those of dissenting MPs”.
