46% think war is increasing threat
Updated on 10 November 2009
Only one in five voters believes Britain's military presence in Afghanistan is helping protect the UK from terror, a poll shows in a blow to the Government's efforts to shore up public support for the war.
The survey, by GFX NOP for the Independent, found nearly half (46%) thought the conflict was in fact increasing the domestic threat and 14% believed it was making no difference.
Gordon Brown made a fresh bid to explain the strategy to the country on Tuesday, saying the troops were there "to protect the streets of Britain from al Qaida" and the support they could be given by the Taliban.
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