Cameron wants MPs to weigh UK air strikes against IS in Syria


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  • Thursday, 02 Jul 2015

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron leaves Number 10 Downing Street to speak at Parliament in London, Britain June 29, 2015. REUTERS/Neil Hall

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron wants lawmakers to consider the option of Britain joining U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria, his spokeswoman said on Thursday.

The British government believes a deadly Islamist attack in Tunisia last week, in which 30 Britons were killed, has underlined the threat the militant group poses and that London must think about doing more against IS as a result.

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