British air strikes in Syria: Cabinet minister says 'we are going to war' as public backs action against Isis

New poll reveals 60% of the British public back military action against the terror group

An RAF Tornado fighter jet at the Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus (Getty Images)

About 60 per cent of the British public back air strikes on Isis and sending in soldiers as part of an international force, according to a new poll published as a Cabinet minister warned: “We are going to war.”

Some 24 per cent were against air strikes, the ComRes survey for the Daily Mail found. The RAF has been involved in air strikes on Isis in Iraq but extending the campaign to attack targets in Syria has proved controversial.

However David Cameron is believed to be becoming confident that he will win a vote in the Commons that would sanction British air strikes on Isis targets in Syria.

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And a Cabinet minister was quoted by The Daily Telegraph as saying: “We are going to war.”

The poll found 50 per cent were in favour of sending British troops to attack Isis, with 31 per cent against. But the support for such military action rose to 59 per cent if soldiers were sent as part of a broader international coalition including countries such as the US and France. It was even higher – 68 per cent – if the move was backed by the United Nations.

Some 78 per cent of those polled said they were worried about terrorist attacks in the UK with 35 per cent describing themselves as “very worried”.