Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday argued that the terror attacks in Paris have bolstered the case for Britain to join air strikes in Syria, as the government unveiled an increase in defense spending.
"What's going on in the world matters to the United Kingdom, so we should be helping to shape it and with today's announcement we can do just that," Cameron said during a visit to a Royal Air Force base in west London, referring to a boost in military budgets.
"I'll be making a statement in parliament later this week where I will set out in full our strategy for combatting ISIL, both in Iraq and Syria," he
said, using a term for the Islamic State group, which has claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks.