LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday that he was ready to order air strikes on Daesh targets in Libya and Syria to prevent attacks on the streets of Britain as he stepped up his rhetoric against terrorists.

“If there is a threat to Britain or to our people on our streets ... we are able to stop it by taking immediate action against that threat,” said Cameron.

“As prime minister, I would always want to try and take that action, and that’s the case whether that problem is emanating from Libya or Syria or anywhere else.”

Britain raised its domestic terrorism alert to the second-highest level in August last year, saying an attack was “highly likely.”