PM calls Corbyn 'terrorist sympathiser' ahead of Syria vote
David Cameron has accused Jeremy Corbyn of being a "terrorist sympathiser" as he urged MPs to back military action against so-called Islamic State in Syria.
Syria airstrikes: Cameron accuses Jeremy Corbyn of being 'terrorist sympathiser'
David Cameron has appealed to Conservative MPs to help him gain an overall majority in parliament in favour of military action in Syria by warning them against voting alongside "Jeremy Corbyn and a bunch of terrorist sympathisers".
The Guardian reports that the Prime Minister told a meeting of the 1922 Committee that he needed to win a vote on the basis of Tory support to secure a clear consensus.
Mr Cameron reportedly told the committee:
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