SLOUGH and Windsor's have shared their views on whether the UK should extend its bombing campaign of the so-called Islamic State (IS) from Iraq to Syria.

MPs could vote next week on whether to extend UK air strikes against IS into Syria, but the government has said it will not call the vote unless it is certain to win.

Windsor MP Adam Afriyie is in favour of extending the bombing.

Mr Afriyie said: “Daesh (IS) are a pernicious group of murderous power-hungry psychopaths who have twisted religion to meet their own goals. Decent people of all faiths and none will be hoping to see the end of their rule in Iraq and Northern Syria as soon as possible.

“Our precise weaponry and excellent surveillance equipment can help to reduce the loss of civilian lives and it seems to me that we have a duty to play our part in coalition air strikes, provided such action is legal under international law.

“We cannot expect the rest of the world to defeat Daesh (IS) on our behalf without doing what we can to assist as part of an international coalition force.

“It is also important that we have a clear channel of communication with Russia so that we are working together as best we can to defeat Daesh (IS).

“It is good to see that UN Security Council has come to a settled agreement on the issue which authorises all necessary actions to defeat IS."

However, Fiona Mactaggart, Slough's MP, remains opposed to the move.

She said: "One of the lessons I learnt from the war in Iraq was that you can’t intervene in a country without a solid plan on what to do to build a secure and stable future for the country after military action.

"I abstained during the more recent vote on military intervention in Iraq. The House of Commons as a whole voted for air strikes and I wanted to learn from that before a vote on air strikes in Syria.

"It is clear that the air strikes that have taken place in Iraq haven’t worked to halt ISIS and the Government should be focussing on a new strategy; I will vote against air strikes on Syria if there is a vote in the House of Commons."

Theresa May's office has declined to provide a comment at this stage in the voting procedure.

It is expected ministers will need the support of enough Labour MPs to compensate for Conservative rebels who will vote against military intervention.