Labour MP Steve Reed has said he will consider the "thoughtful responses" of his constituents in his decision on whether to support British air strikes against Isis in Syria in today’s vote.

The Croydon North representative said he is yet to make up his mind whether to support the military action, after party leader Jeremy Corbyn signalled he would allow his MPs a free vote later today despite personally opposing the plans.

The Government today unveiled a 12-point motion for extending British air strikes against Isis targets into Syria from Iraq, following shooting and bombing attacks by the terrorist group in Paris last month that killed 130 people.

When asked yesterday afternoon how he would vote, Mr Reed said: "I'll decide tomorrow. I just had a security briefing and I want to consider that information as well as the many thoughtful responses to my own constituents that are still coming in."

Mr Reed added that the views of constituents he had heard from were "very mixed".

Mr Corbyn said there would be "no hiding place" for Labour MPs who supported the extended military action, and reaffirmed his belief that air strikes in Syria were ill-advised with "no endgame in sight, no proper plan in sight".

In contrast, both of Croydon's Conservative MPs today expressed their strong support for the bombing.

Gavin Barwell, Conservative MP for Croydon Central, said: "I will support the motion. We're obviously already operating against Daesh [Isis] in Iraq, and I think it's very difficult to see why you could be in favour of that but be against doing it in Syria.

"For them [Isis], the border doesn't remain anything. There is a clear threat to our safety in the UK.

"It's important that we look at it in a way that learns the lessons we learned in Iraq, as part of a wider strategy solution to the Syrian civil war."

When asked whether the calls to extend air strikes were an "emotional" response to the attacks in Paris last month, rather than part of a coherent strategy, Mr Barwell said: "The Government was wanting to look at this issue before Paris - the Prime Minister has talked about seven plots foiled in the UK this year.

"I'm sure it's the case that what happened in Paris brought home for some the immediacy of the danger."

He added: "I think quite a lot of people that object to this do so because they don't believe in military force, and then they invent reasons why it shouldn't happen.

"Sometimes when you are faced with a threat to your security, you have to act - even if you don't have a completely mapped out plan to achieve victory.

"[But] I think there is a plan. Air strikes on their own are not going to achieve anything. There is a political strategy running alongside this."

The Government’s 12-point motion "notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria" and "welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement".

Chris Philp, Conservative MP for Croydon South, said: "I will vote for the air strikes because Isis are currently engaged in murder and rape in the territory they control, and they are using that safe space to prepare and organise terror plots against western European countries.

"That is why we must act to degrade their capabilities right now, even though there are hard questions to answer about what will follow.

He added: "Isis are right now planning and preparing terrorist action against UK citizens, and so we must act right now. We also have a unanimous UN resolution now authorising all possible measures to be taken to remove Isis.

"The bomb on the Russian plane and the shootings in Paris show that the threat posed by Isis is real."