PRESSURE is mounting on both MPs in the town to reveal how they intend to vote if a debate on bombing in Syria is brought before Parliament.

It is believed that the matter could be put to MPs in the House of Commons imminently and, if voted for, the country 'could join' airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria before the end of the year.

Campaign group 'Don't bomb Syria #solidarity with refugees' is hoping to persuade Helen Jones and David Mowat to oppose any plans to carry out the attacks.

And Conservative Mr Mowat, who represents Warrington South, admits any action 'cannot come at the expense' of finding a long-term political solution to the problems 'that blight the region'.

He added: "The attacks in Paris, Beirut and elsewhere have changed the way we look at IS.

"We either take these murderers on in their strongholds – where, incidentally, they are hard at work slaughtering men, raping women and enslaving thousands – or we wait for them to come to our shores and run amok.

"We need more strong, stable, democratically accountable governments that we can work with to destroy IS.

"The recent foreign affairs committee could not have been clearer on the need for high level diplomacy between the major players in the region.

"That is an important point and one which I will be making to my colleagues in Government."

Warrington North's Labour MP Mrs Jones said it is 'clear that ISIS presents an immediate danger' to the people in the UK.

"There is no possibility of negotiating with them," she added.

"I will therefore judge the Prime Minister's proposals against three criteria.

"Firstly, do they have a clear objective which is achievable, secondly, will they make people in this country safer and, thirdly, will they improve the situation for people in the region.

"Obviously any proposals for military action will need to be combined with an agreement on the future of Syria.

"Those who oppose military action in all circumstances must say how they would ensure the safety of people in the UK, and those in Syria, when we are faced with a death cult which has no regard for human life."

Labour's Warrington South spokesman Nick Bent has also put forward his thoughts on the worrying state of affairs.

He said: "ISIL is a brutal terrorist group who have butchered British aid workers and tourists overseas and who are planning Paris style attacks on British soil, so we and our allies must work together to destroy ISIL and restore peace and the rule of law.

"There have always been principled pacifists in the Labour Party as we are a broad church but Labour policy has never been pacifist and will never be pacifist - Labour supports our armed forces and if the urgent need arises and the law allows it then it is right for Britain to use military force as part of a wider political strategy to achieve a more just and stable world."