{"id":363825,"date":"2026-07-23T10:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/poll-suggests-britons-would-not-volunteer-to-fight-off-an-imminent-invasion\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T10:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:00:17","slug":"poll-suggests-britons-would-not-volunteer-to-fight-off-an-imminent-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/poll-suggests-britons-would-not-volunteer-to-fight-off-an-imminent-invasion\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll suggests Britons would not volunteer to fight off an &#8216;imminent&#8217; invasion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/QFdjVJoRpNg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Poll suggests Britons would not volunteer to fight off an 'imminent' invasion\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QFdjVJoRpNg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Exclusive polling by YouGov has found only 6% of people in the UK would volunteer to fight for the country in the face of an &quot;imminent&quot; invasion. <\/p>\n<p>The poll was conducted in June following the publication of a new defence investment plan which critics said failed to adequately fund Britain&#8217;s defences<\/p>\n<p>YouGov also polled people in the US, Canada, Australia, Germany, France and Poland as part of its survey.<\/p>\n<p>#ministryofdefence #ukdefence #russia #putin <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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