In August, I showed that the rebels’ success in toppling Gaddafi’s regime had boosted British support for the intervention in Libya – and David Cameron’s handling of it. Unsurprisingly, this week’s news appears to have done the same.
Even though Gaddafi’s death was not an explicit goal of the intervention, it seems to have been many people’s definition of success. 62 per cent now say the military action is “going
well”, up sharply from 46 per cent last week:
As a result, 45 per cent now support the decision to take military action, while only 31 per cent think it was wrong – the lowest opposition since the start of the conflict.
And there can no be no doubt that Libya is seen as a personal success for David Cameron. His net approval on this issue is now +30 (compared to his -7 overall rating), and even a plurality of
Labour supporters think he’s handled the situation well, 40-31:
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