Non-partisan information on UK attitudes to the EU before and since the EU Referendum

Should the UK have a closer economic relationship with the EU or keep our existing relationship with the EU?

Fieldwork dates: 29 November 2022 - 29 January 2025
Data from: Great Britain
Results from: 3 polls

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Results for: Should the UK have a closer economic relationship with the EU or keep our existing relationship with the EU?
Fieldwork end date
Pollster		 29 January 2025
Poll by BMG Research 		31 May 2023
Poll by BMG Research 		1 December 2022
Poll by BMG Research
Have a closer economic relationship with the EU to boost our trade with EU countries, even if this means having to follow more EU rules and regulations 48% 48% 47%
Keep our existing relationship with the EU so we are less subject to EU rules and regulations, even if this means more difficulties trading with EU countries 33% 33% 36%
Don’t know 17% 19% 16%
Prefer not to say 2% 1% 1%

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Which of the following is closest to your view of what the government should do when it comes to our economic relationship with the EU? Have a closer economic relationship with the EU to boost our trade with EU countries, even if this means having to follow more EU rules and regulations/ Keep our existing relationship with the EU so we are less subject to EU rules and regulations, even if this means more difficulties trading with EU countries

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