What would you prefer if the UK had to decide between leaving the EU customs union, or avoiding a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland?

Fieldwork dates: 29 May 2018 - 31 May 2018
Data from: Great Britain
Results from: 1 poll

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Results for: What would you prefer if the UK had to decide between leaving the EU customs union, or avoiding a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland?
Fieldwork end date Pollster	31 May 2018 Poll by Ashcroft
Leave the EU customs union, even if this meant a hard border with customs checks between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland	41%
Avoid creating a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, even if this meant the UK staying in the EU customs union and not being able to do its own trade deals with non-EU countries	32%
Don't know	27%

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Leave the EU customs union, even if this meant a hard border with customs checks between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
Avoid creating a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, even if this meant the UK staying in the EU customs union and not being able to do its own trade deals with non-EU countries
Don't know

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Leave the EU customs union, even if this meant a hard border with customs checks between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
Avoid creating a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, even if this meant the UK staying in the EU customs union and not being able to do its own trade deals with non-EU countries
Don't know

Choose third group:

Leave the EU customs union, even if this meant a hard border with customs checks between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
Avoid creating a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, even if this meant the UK staying in the EU customs union and not being able to do its own trade deals with non-EU countries
Don't know

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If the UK had to decide between either leaving the EU customs union, or avoiding a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, which would you prefer:

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Brexit and the Unity of the UK The Brexit process