Polls show Britons oppose US use of UK bases against Iran

Polls show Britons oppose US use of UK bases against Iran Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 03/03/2026 - 11:22 Only 28 percent of the British public support US military action against Iran Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with students during a visit to the Walbottle Academy Campus in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, northeast England on 26 February 2026 (AFP) Off The British public opposes allowing the US to use British airbases for strikes on Iranian missile sites, a new poll has revealed. YouGov polling released on Monday shows the British public opposes US military action against Iran by 49 percent to 28 percent. Exactly half of the public also opposes the government allowing the US to use British airbases, with only 30 percent supporting the move.