Britain will not hesitate to carry out more drone strikes against young British jihadists in Syria if it is the only way to stop them planning attacks against the UK, the defence secretary said today.
Michael Fallon said that there were a substantial number of other UK extremists in the Isis terrorist organisation who were actively plotting to kill people on the streets of Britain, Australia and America.
He railed against the “absurdity” that RAF fighter planes could bomb Isis targets in Iraq but were not authorised to bomb Isis’s headquarters in Raqqa and confirmed that the government would seek a new vote in parliament to authorise military action in Syria.
“There are other terrorists involved in other plots that may come to fruition over