Britain refuses to give up Brexit freedoms in return for EU single market access
Most Britons do not want to undo Brexit powers, a poll has revealed.
Almost 60% of adults would be unwilling to accept fewer rule-making powers in exchange for greater access to the EU single market, a YouGov survey of more than 2,100 adults found.
Britain Unbound, a cross-party organisation that promotes Britain’s continued independence from the EU, commissioned the poll.
Steve Wright, director of Britain Unbound, said: “This polling result is a damning indictment of the policy of the current UK Government and demonstrates the need for organisations like Britain Unbound to offset the disservice currently being provided by this Government to the British people.”
About 27% of those polled said they would be “willing” to give up sovereignty for use of the single market, while 14% of interviewees responded “don’t know”.
Respondents were asked: “To what extent would you be willing or unwilling to accept less power for the UK over laws and rules that apply here, in return for the UK to be granted greater access to the EU’s single market?”
Across all categories, including education level, sex and region, a majority of those polled said they would not want to lose legislative powers to rejoin the EU single market.
The Labour government has pledged to strengthen ties with the EU despite more than 17.4 million people voting to leave 10 years ago.
World Affairs Correspondent
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