Poll Shows Starmer Faces Strong Backlash for Helping Trump
Defence affairs - Def-Geopolitics on X A YouGov poll shows 49% of Britons oppose US military action against Iran and 50% oppose allowing US use of UK bases, after Prime Minister Keir Starmer approved limited defensive access. A majority of Britons oppose both U.S. military action against Iran and the use of British bases to support it, according to new YouGov polling, complicating UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision to grant Washington limited access for defensive strikes. YouGov polling released Monday shows 49% of the British public oppose U.S. military action against Iran, compared with 28% who support it. Exactly 50% oppose allowing the U.S. to use British airbases, while 30% back the move. Only 11% of respondents “strongly support” the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. That rises to 17% among Conservative voters and 36% among Reform voters. Among Labour voters, 5% strongly support the strikes and 13% somewhat support them. Support among Green voters stands at 11%, whi...