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More than half of Brits oppose military intervention overseas, new poll reveals
British troops unload supplies from an RAF plane on Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British overseas territory in 2017

MORE than half of British adults oppose the use of military troops overseas, an international poll revealed.

Of the 1,691 Brits surveyed by YouGov in November, 52 per cent agreed with the policy of Britain “not taking part in military interventions in other countries.”

Published this week, the poll suggested that only 27 per cent said they  disagree and 21 per cent said they “don’t know.”

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