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

What is your opinion on the ‘backstop’?

Fieldwork dates: 30 August 2019 - 2 September 2019
Data from: Northern Ireland
Results from: 1 poll

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Results for: What is your opinion on the ‘backstop’?
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Pollster		 2 September 2019
Poll by Ashcroft
There is no problem with the 'backstop' and the government should accept it as part of a Brexit deal 35%
The 'backstop' is not ideal, but it is an acceptable compromise for getting Brexit done without the risk of a hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland 24%
The ‘backstop’ would separate Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK in unacceptable ways, and the government should not agree to any deal that includes it 40%
Don’t know/Not sure 1%

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Which of the following statements comes closest to your view? There is no problem with the 'backstop' and the government should accept it as part of a Brexit deal / The 'backstop' is not ideal, but it is an acceptable compromise for getting Brexit done without the risk of a hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland / The ‘backstop’ would separate Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK in unacceptable ways, and the government should not agree to any deal that includes it

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Brexit and the Unity of the UK The Brexit process