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Full question: As far as you are aware, is each of these statements true or false? If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the EU would be likely to discriminate against UK exports by setting tariffs that are higher than those for exports from other non-EU countries.

All questions relevant to this website that were asked on the same poll:

• If there was another referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU, how would you vote?
• Do you agree or disagree with the statement ‘The Government have handled Brexit negotiations badly’
• Do you agree or disagree with the statement ‘Jeremy Corbyn would have done a better job than Theresa May of negotiating Brexit’?
• Do you agree or disagree with the statement ‘I don’t really care how we do it but I just wanted Brexit to be sorted?’
• Do you agree or disagree that ‘Parliament is emerging from the Brexit process in a good light’?
• Do you agree or disagree that ‘If the EU refuses to make any more concessions, the UK should leave without a deal’
• Are you optimistic or pessimistic about Britain being able to negotiate trade deals with non-EU countries which will benefit the UK economy once the UK has left the EU?
• Are you optimistic or pessimistic that your household will be better off once the UK has left the EU?
• Are you optimistic or pessimistic that through NATO, Britain’s defences will remain as strong as they are today once the UK has left the EU?
• Are you optimistic or pessimistic about being able to travel as freely across Europe as you can today once the UK has left the EU?
• Are you optimistic or pessimistic that the UK will be able to have more control over its borders after Brexit?
• Are you optimistic or pessimistic that the UK will be able to make more of its own laws after Brexit?
• Are you optimistic or pessimistic that the UK’s obligation to make payments to the EU will reduce significantly after Brexit?
• If the UK leaves the EU without a formal Withdrawal Agreement, would you expect or not expect there to be shortages of some non-essential items?
• If the UK leaves the EU without a formal Withdrawal Agreement, would you expect or not expect there to be shortages of some essential items like medicines?
• If the UK leaves the EU without a formal Withdrawal Agreement, would you expect or not expect there to be queues at major ports for lorries trying to enter or leave the UK?
• If the UK leaves the EU without a formal Withdrawal Agreement, would you expect or not expect the UK’s ability to export goods and services overall to be harmed?
• If the UK leaves the EU without a formal Withdrawal Agreement, would you expect or not expect there to be the opportunity to get improved trade terms with non-EU countries?
• If the UK leaves the EU without a formal Withdrawal Agreement, would you expect or not expect the UK to play a more significant role in the world?
• If the UK leaves the EU without a formal Withdrawal Agreement, would you expect or not expect the UK to play a less significant role in the world?
• If the UK leaves the EU without a formal Withdrawal Agreement, would you expect or not expect that there to be a major economic recession in the UK?
• If the UK leaves the EU without a formal Withdrawal Agreement, would you expect or not expect life to continue pretty much as normal?
• If the UK leaves the EU without a formal Withdrawal Agreement, would you expect or not expect the UK economy to benefit from being outside the regulatory constraints of the EU?
• Do you think that those who argue that the UK after Brexit can become a great, self-governing, free trading nation once again are living in a fantasy, or are right providing politicians are determined enough to seize the opportunity?
• Do you think that the result of the 2016 referendum should be respected and there should be no second referendum, or that, given the difficulties getting agreement in Parliament, there should be a second referendum on whether to leave or stay in the EU?
• Do you think that the EU has treated the UK fairly or unduly harshly in the Brexit negotiations?
• Do you think that, after Brexit, the UK should or should not position itself as the lowest tax, business friendliest country in Europe?
• As far as you are aware, do you think it is true or false that, if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, we will be unable to trade with any other countries?
• As far as you are aware, do you think it is true or false that if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, we will be unable to trade with countries with which we don’t specifically have a bilateral trade deal?
• As far as you are aware, do you think it is true or false that if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the EU would be likely to discriminate against UK exports by setting tariffs that are higher than those for exports from other non-EU countries?
• As far as you are aware, do you think it is true or false that if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the EU could not legally discriminate against UK exports by setting tariffs that are higher than those for exports from other non-EU countries?
• As far as you are aware, do you think it is true or false that if the UK leaves the EU under Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement, the backstop customs union means we’d be free to make our own trade agreements?
• As far as you are aware, do you think it is true or false that if the UK leaves the EU under Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement, the backstop customs union means we would NOT be free to make our own free trade agreements?
• If the UK leaves the EU without a Withdrawal Agreement, do you think it is true or false that there would be no transition period and we would simply leave the EU on 29th March?
• If the UK leaves the EU without a Withdrawal Agreement, do you think it is true or false that the UK would automatically be able to trade with EU Member States under WTO rules?
• If the UK leaves the EU without a Withdrawal Agreement, do you think it is true or false that the UK would be free to make trade deals with other non-EU countries, independently of the EU?
• If the UK leaves the EU without a Withdrawal Agreement, do you think it is true or false that the UK would not be required to follow EU regulations?
• If the UK leaves the EU without a Withdrawal Agreement, do you think it is true or false that there would need to be a so-called ‘hard border’ between NI and the Republic of Ireland?
• If the UK leaves the EU without a Withdrawal Agreement, do you think it is true or false that it would be harder for British citizens to work in EU countries?
• If the UK leaves the EU without a Withdrawal Agreement, do you think it is true or false that it would be harder for British citizens to travel to EU countries on holiday?
• If the UK leaves the EU without a Withdrawal Agreement, do you think it is true or false that citizens of EU countries living in the UK would be required to leave?
• If the UK leaves the EU without a Withdrawal Agreement, do you think it is true or false that British citizens living in EU countries would be required to leave?
• How do you feel about the prospect of the UK leaving the EU on World Trade Organisation terms, i.e. without a deal?
• Do you think that Jeremy Corbyn’s commitment to a second referendum is or is not genuine?
• Do you think that MPs who are in favour of remaining in the EU but represent constituencies that voted Leave should not try to stop Brexit, or should be free to try to stop Brexit even if most of their voters disagree?
• Do you think that irrespective of how you voted, the result of the 2016 referendum ought to be respected, or that the impact of ignoring the 2016 referendum result in terms of trust in politics and social cohesion would be less harmful than Britain leaving the EU on WTO terms?
• Do you think that civil disobedience is more likely if the 2016 Referendum result is overturned or if the UK leaves the EU on WTO terms, i.e. without a deal?
• Which of the following outcomes of the Brexit process do you think would be best for the UK economy?
• Which of the following outcomes of the Brexit process do you think would be best for the EU’s political leaders?
• Which of the following outcomes of the Brexit process do you think would be best for the future of British democracy?
• Which of the following outcomes of the Brexit process do you think would be best for the reputation of Parliament in the eyes of British voters?
• How would you best sum up your view of the Government’s handling of the Brexit negotiations so far?