But the prospect of a vote has plunged Labour into chaos as shadow cabinet ministers clashed with leader Jeremy Corbyn after he ruled out supporting action.
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Many Britons are wary of entering into another war in the Middle East after Western intervention in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya failed to bring stability to the region and some believe led to the rise of groups such as ISIS.
The left-winger has also faced open opposition from members of his shadow cabinet over the Syria issue.
“The shadow cabinet will continue its discussions on Monday and it may be that that is where we end up”, he said.
Francois Hollande has called on MPs to back military intervention in Syria after the Paris attacks.
Corbyn’s letter was released shortly after a 90-minute meeting of the shadow cabinet, at which a majority of members were in support of military action.
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell, one of Mr Corbyn’s close allies, appealed for calm, insisting the party was “working through the issues”.
“We are trying to make life hard for Isil/ Daesh in Syria and I think there’s a very strong case for us playing our full part in doing that, given that we are now flying missions, providing intelligence and refuelling to others who are participating”.
The letter was met with surprise among the most senior Labour MPs, who were still debating the issue for collective response next week.
Cameron told the lower house that Britain should not “wait until an attack takes place here” before acting, adding it was “morally” unacceptable to be “content with outsourcing our security to our allies”.
The vote could come as soon as next week, with former Tory rebels and some Labour backbenchers indicating they now backed action.
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.
Mr Cameron called for “patience and persistence” and outlined a seven-point strategy for Syria, including diplomatic and humanitarian efforts and planning for what will happen if President Bashar al-Assad falls.
“Our first priority must be the security of Britain and the safety of the British people”. “I firmly support the action President Hollande has taken to strike IS in Syria”, Cameron said afte talks in Paris.
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. Nor has he been able to explain what credible and acceptable ground forces could retake and hold territory freed from ISIS control by an intensified air campaign.
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I do not believe that the Prime Minister made a convincing case that British air strikes on Syria would strengthen our national security or reduce the threat from ISIS.
