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| Parliament 'set to be recalled' over Islamic State action | Parliament 'set to be recalled' over Islamic State action |
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| Parliament is expected to be recalled on Friday to discuss the UK's role in air strikes against Islamic State, the BBC understands | Parliament is expected to be recalled on Friday to discuss the UK's role in air strikes against Islamic State, the BBC understands |
| There has been no official confirmation but an announcement could come later. | There has been no official confirmation but an announcement could come later. |
| It is understood there has been a reluctance to make the announcement while Labour's conference is under way. | It is understood there has been a reluctance to make the announcement while Labour's conference is under way. |
| It is also understood that there will be a formal request from the Iraqi Prime Minister later on Wednesday for the UK to join in air strikes. | It is also understood that there will be a formal request from the Iraqi Prime Minister later on Wednesday for the UK to join in air strikes. |
| David Cameron told NBC News in the US that the fight against Islamic State (IS) militants was one "you cannot opt out of". | |
| The US and five countries from the Gulf and Middle East have begun bombing IS in Syria. | |
| Labour leader Ed Miliband told BBC Breakfast he was "open to the possibility" of supporting air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq. | Labour leader Ed Miliband told BBC Breakfast he was "open to the possibility" of supporting air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq. |
| "How will I judge any proposal? Whether Britain can have an effect, whether we can succeed and whether it is legitimate and lawful. But I am open to the possibility," he said. | |
| "Before I commit British combat troops I want to look at what the proposition is and the nature of that proposition." | |
| He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the threat from IS "cannot be ignored". | |
| However, air strikes against IS in Syria would be likely to need a UN security council resolution to gain Labour support, Mr Miliband added. | |
| Mr Cameron faced a Commons defeat last summer over air strikes in response to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's use of chemical weapons. | |
| BBC Political Editor Nick Robinson says that because of Labour concerns, Parliament will be asked to approve UK involvement in military action in Iraq, but not in Syria. | |
| The UK is already providing arms and surveillance support to Kurdish forces which are battling IS. |