Most Brits Oppose War
Prime Minister Tony Blair has failed to convince the majority of Britons of the need for war with Iraq, according to a new poll.
The YouGov poll found that of nearly 2,000 people questioned only 26% said Mr Blair had convinced them that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is sufficiently dangerous to justify military action, against 68% who said Mr Blair had failed to do so.
Even among Labour supporters, only 40% had been convinced by Mr Blair's arguments, while 53% had not.
The poll, for The Sunday Times, also detected declining support for Britain participating in military against Iraq in the absence of specific United Nations' approval.
While 72% said they would support a war which had the backing of the UN - a proportion that has remained steady in recent months - only 20% thought British troops should join a US-led force in the absence of such backing.
When this question was first asked four months ago, a third of people said they would support the deployment of British troops in such circumstances.
An overwhelming majority, 90%, said they believed US President George Bush is bent on war irrespective of whether Iraq is found to be in possession of weaponsof mass destruction.
Some 72% said that only the discovery of such weapons would provide sufficient cause for military action.
YouGov surveyed a representative sample of 1,955 adults, online, on Thursday and Friday.
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