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Topic: The Brexit process

Perceptions of how well Brexit is being handled

Thinking about the next General Election, if the Labour Party led by Keir Starmer won, do you think a Labour government should seek a closer or more distant relationship with the EU?

4 January 2024 Question Sources of persuasion The Brexit process What should Brexit mean?


Do you believe you were lied to, or not, about what Brexit would be like?

17 November 2023 Question The Brexit process


To what extent, if at all, do you approve or disapprove of how the European Union is currently approaching its relations with the United Kingdom?

8 November 2023 Question The Brexit process


To what extent, if at all, do you approve or disapprove of how the UK Government is currently approaching its relations with the European Union?

8 November 2023 Question The Brexit process


If Labour win the next election, how well or badly do you expect them to handle EU/Brexit?

17 October 2023 Question The Brexit process


Is your view closer to Statement A: “The UK should maintain at least the same level of rules as in the EU to protect such things as food safety, the environment and worker rights” or Statement B: “Now that we are out of the EU, we should try to outcompete with the EU and lower regulatory protections in these areas”

10 October 2023 Question The Brexit process The economic debate What should Brexit mean?


Is your view closer to Statement A: “The UK should allow EU workers to enter the UK more easily in order to address labour shortages in the NHS, restaurants, hotels, construction and other sectors of the economy” or Statement B: “The UK should NOT allow EU workers to enter the UK more easily, as it is more important to control our borders and limit immigration than to tackle labour shortages”?

10 October 2023 Question The Brexit process The economic debate What should Brexit mean?


Is your view closer to Statement A: “The UK should agree voluntarily to follow some EU rules and regulations in order to reduce trade barriers with the EU” or Statement B: “The UK should keep the freedom to decide its own rules and not accept those decided by the EU, even of that means higher trade barriers with the EU”?

10 October 2023 Question The Brexit process The economic debate What should Brexit mean?


How well or badly do you think the Conservatives have handled the EU/Brexit since the 2019 election?

9 October 2023 Question The Brexit process


Would you trust most a Labour government led by Keir Starmer or a Conservative government led by Rishi Sunak to tackle Brexit?

29 September 2023 Question The Brexit process


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