Do you think it would be acceptable or unacceptable for NI to have different laws and regulations from the rest of the UK after Brexit, or would it be an acceptable compromise to get a sensible Brexit arrangement? (English views)

Fieldwork dates: 13 October 2019 - 14 October 2019
Data from: England
Results from: 1 poll

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Results for: Do you think it would be acceptable or unacceptable for NI to have different laws and regulations from the rest of the UK after Brexit, or would it be an acceptable compromise to get a sensible Brexit arrangement? (English views)
Fieldwork end date Pollster	14 October 2019 Poll by Ashcroft
Northern Ireland is part of the UK, so it would be completely unacceptable for it to have different laws and regulations from the rest of the UK after Brexit	27%
Northern Ireland having different laws and regulations from the rest of the UK after Brexit would not be ideal, but would be an acceptable compromise to get a sensible Brexit arrangement	34%
It would be perfectly acceptable for Northern Ireland to have different laws and regulations from England, Scotland and Wales after Brexit	12%
Don’t know	28%

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Northern Ireland is part of the UK, so it would be completely unacceptable for it to have different laws and regulations from the rest of the UK after Brexit
Northern Ireland having different laws and regulations from the rest of the UK after Brexit would not be ideal, but would be an acceptable compromise to get a sensible Brexit arrangement
It would be perfectly acceptable for Northern Ireland to have different laws and regulations from England, Scotland and Wales after Brexit
Don’t know

Choose second group:

Northern Ireland is part of the UK, so it would be completely unacceptable for it to have different laws and regulations from the rest of the UK after Brexit
Northern Ireland having different laws and regulations from the rest of the UK after Brexit would not be ideal, but would be an acceptable compromise to get a sensible Brexit arrangement
It would be perfectly acceptable for Northern Ireland to have different laws and regulations from England, Scotland and Wales after Brexit
Don’t know

Choose third group:

Northern Ireland is part of the UK, so it would be completely unacceptable for it to have different laws and regulations from the rest of the UK after Brexit
Northern Ireland having different laws and regulations from the rest of the UK after Brexit would not be ideal, but would be an acceptable compromise to get a sensible Brexit arrangement
It would be perfectly acceptable for Northern Ireland to have different laws and regulations from England, Scotland and Wales after Brexit
Don’t know

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It has been suggested that in order to avoid a ‘hard border’ between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland after Brexit, some EU laws and regulations could still apply in Northern Ireland that do not apply in the rest of the UK. Which of the following statements comes closest to your view? Northern Ireland is part of the UK, so it would be completely unacceptable for it to have different laws and regulations from the rest of the UK after Brexit/Northern Ireland having different laws and regulations from the rest of the UK after Brexit would not be ideal, but would be an acceptable compromise to get a sensible Brexit arrangement/It would be perfectly acceptable for Northern Ireland to have different laws and regulations from England, Scotland and Wales after Brexit

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Do you think it would be acceptable or unacceptable for NI to have different laws and regulations from the rest of the UK after Brexit, or would it be an acceptable compromise to get a sensible Brexit arrangement? (English views)

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