Despite Jeremy Corbyn’s opposition, the Labour Party is likely to have a free vote in parliament, leaving the task of convincing wavering MPs to the Government.
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The senior aide told Mr Corbyn: “You can’t let down the people who voted for you”.
“There shouldn’t be any party discipline on matters like this”.
“And I don’t think the argument that we can leave it to other countries stands, one of the points was that we’ve got precision equipment that can minimise civilian casualties”.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is opposed to air strikes in Syria against Islamic State (IS) militants – putting him at odds with much of his shadow cabinet.
Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn, a veteran anti-war campaigner, says he is also reluctant to support the strikes without a political plan for Syria, fearful more bombing would complicate the more than four-and-a-half year civil war.
The French President has met the leaders of Russian Federation, the US, Germany and Britain this week as he tries to form an worldwide alliance to crush Islamic State.
The disagreements boiled over on Thursday as Diane Abbott appeared on the media following Mr Cameron’s statement to MPs and declared the case for military action was unproven.
“Our involvement in a bombing campaign, it plays into the narrative of Isil, of a crusader invasion”, he said.
“We’re saying… don’t do this, don’t make the same mistake you made with the Iraq war”.
“I firmly support the action President Hollande has taken to strike IS in Syria”, Cameron said afte talks in Paris.
The poll, conducted by polling firm Survation for the Daily Mirror newspaper, also showed 49 percent favoured diplomatic and non-military options before committing Britain to anything more than air strikes.
However, the position of the Labour leadership – and whether they grant their MPs a free vote – could be crucial.
Mr Shuker said it was “untenable” for the party not to have a collective position on air strikes, and it might be better for frontbenchers to resign.
“We are not commenting on speculation”.
The split within Labour has led to speculation that Corbyn will face a mutiny.
Government Whips are thought to have pencilled in Tuesday and believe they would have enough support to carry the day, as the DUP and more than 20 Labour MPs have signalled they are ready to endorse action, offsetting any Tory rebels.
Britain’s potential participation in Syria airstrikes has proven deeply divisive, with Cameron having lost a parliamentary ballot on military action against Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in 2013, leading to a humiliating climbdown. “If it is a free vote, that will obviously give Cameron the confidence he needs”.
It will note that the resolution backs states to take “all necessary measures” to prevent terrorist acts by IS and to “eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria”.
Around 5,000 people joined an emergency protest outside Downing Street against Britain joining the bombing of Syria, today, Saturday.
The demonstration was organised by the Stop The War Coalition protest movement.
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Mr Galloway told the crowd: “We broke Iraq into a hundred pieces, a million are dead, and fanatic extremism is cascading all over the world”.
