LEDBURY'S MP, Bill Wiggin, voted in support of RAF air strikes on Iraq, against the Islamic State terrorists.

But he has indicated that he is not in support of air strikes on Syria.

Speaking last Friday's vote, he said: "Tonight I have decided, after listening to the debate, to support the Government motion and vote to support air strikes in Iraq.

"I have been reassured by the wording of the motion that all action will be restricted to Iraq and will not involve Syria – in line with last year when I refused to support the Government for bombing in Syria."

He added: "It is very important that this action has a legal basis and we have that in the direct request for help from the Iraqi Government.

"It is also vital the UK will not be acting alone, instead we will be joining a coalition of Gulf States, European countries and the USA in tackling Islamic State."

Mr Wiggin called Islamic State "an evil regime" and added: "It has been killing large numbers of people, massacring minorities such as Christians and beheading people like British aid worker David Haines and they will continue to do so unless they are stopped.

"Now the rest of the world is moving to act it is only right that we in the UK should carry our part of the burden with air strikes against this terrorist organisation.”