Should Northern Ireland remain aligned with the rest of the UK even if this means a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic or should there be a regulatory border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK?

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Results for: Should Northern Ireland remain aligned with the rest of the UK even if this means a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic or should there be a regulatory border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK?
Fieldwork end date Pollster	Poll by
Northern Ireland should remain entirely aligned with the rest of the UK regardless of whether the UK is in or out of the customs union and single market even if this means the re-introduction of a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland	28%
Northern Ireland should operate with a new regulatory border between it and the rest of the UK while remaining in a common UK trade area in order to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland	36%
Don’t know	36%

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Northern Ireland should remain entirely aligned with the rest of the UK regardless of whether the UK is in or out of the customs union and single market even if this means the re-introduction of a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland should operate with a new regulatory border between it and the rest of the UK while remaining in a common UK trade area in order to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
Don’t know

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Northern Ireland should remain entirely aligned with the rest of the UK regardless of whether the UK is in or out of the customs union and single market even if this means the re-introduction of a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland should operate with a new regulatory border between it and the rest of the UK while remaining in a common UK trade area in order to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
Don’t know

Choose third group:

Northern Ireland should remain entirely aligned with the rest of the UK regardless of whether the UK is in or out of the customs union and single market even if this means the re-introduction of a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland should operate with a new regulatory border between it and the rest of the UK while remaining in a common UK trade area in order to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
Don’t know

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Much of the disagreement on a potential deal centres around whether regulatory and customs check should take place on goods travelling between the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK. Which of the following best describes your view? Northern Ireland should remain entirely aligned with the rest of the UK regardless of whether the UK is in or out of the customs union and single market even if this means the re-introduction of a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland/ Northern Ireland should operate with a new regulatory border between it and the rest of the UK while remaining in a common UK trade area in order to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

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