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Re: Shadow Cabinet Anger Over Shock Corbyn Letter
So according to Mr Corbyn's policy consultation, 75% opposed air strikes on Syria.
Strange how a YouGov poll a week ago gave these figures.
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Public support, now at 59% to 20% in opposition, has been steady throughout 2015, even in the wake of the Paris attacks – suggesting the public have settled on a position, with support unlikely to deteriorate in the near future.
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Some differing viewpoints reported in the Telegraph
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As Jeremy Corbyn fights with his shadow ministers to decide Labour's view on bombing Isil in Syria, one of his few shadow cabinet allies - Diane Abbott - has been putting his case against intervention in the media.
"I think public opinion is moving towards us in opposing the rush to war," the Shadow International Development secretary boasted on the Today programme this morning.
The only problem with Ms Abbott's claim is that recent polls don't exactly show this. They indicate, as YouGov's Will Dahlgreen wrote, "strong and consistent public support for RAF air strikes within Syria". As he noted: "A clear majority of British people support RAF air strikes."
Polling across the board bears this out. Survation found that 48 per cent backed bombing Isil targets, while YouGov put this figure a bit higher, at 59 per cent. A ComRes survey from earlier this month found that 60 per cent of voters would back air strikes, compared to 24 per cent who were against.
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