3 months, 2 weeks ago

Even Brexiteer voters want Britain to have free movement with the EU, new poll says

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Keir Starmer is being pushed to be more ambitious wiith his Brexit relations reset with the EU after new polling suggested voters - even Brexiteers - now support reversing large parts of the UK’s departure from the bloc. open image in gallery Starmer wants to reset relations with the EU Meanwhile, among Europeans, there is an openness to granting the UK “special access” to the EU single market and access to the bloc’s research programmes, in exchange for deeper security cooperation. A majority of voters in Poland and Germany – and a prevailing opinion in Spain, Italy and France - agree that the EU should grant the UK special access to certain parts of the European single market to secure a closer security-based relationship. open image in gallery European affairs minister Nick Thomas-Symonds gives evidence to a committee Asked about trade-offs that could be necessary for the UK to regain special access to the European market, a large majority claims it would accept the reciprocal opening of borders, for EU and UK citizens to travel, live and work freely.

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Most Brexit supporters now want closer EU ties: Study

China Daily

Most people who voted in the 2016 Brexit referendum for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union now want access to its single market and the freedom-of-movement principle, according to a study by the European Council on Foreign Relations, or ECFR. The think tank said in a report released on Wednesday that many people in EU member nations also …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Most Brexit supporters now want closer EU ties: Study

China Daily

By Earle Gale in London | China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-13 10:08 Most people who voted in the 2016 Brexit referendum for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union now want access to its single market and the freedom-of-movement principle, according to a study by the European Council on Foreign Relations, or ECFR. The think tank said in a …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Most Brexit supporters now want closer EU ties: Study

China Daily

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Putin-Trump effect? Majority Brexit voters now want ‘free movement’ single European market

Firstpost

Is Trump undoing what Brexit did to Europe? In a recent survey, a majority of Britons who voted for Brexit, snapping their formal integration ties with the European Union, said they were ready to return to free movement in exchange for access to a single European market. An apparent U-turn in the sentiments of the Brexit voters comes in the …

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Starmer needs to make hard choices over Brexit

The Independent

As I recall, the Brexit referendum only asked the British public one question: should we leave the EU or not? Stephen Bloom Canterbury Louts aren’t confined to the cheap seats I disagree with Peter Fieldman’s assessment of the problems with modern air travel in Thursday’s letters, particularly his assertion that cheap flights are hotbeds of “undesirable” people. I can categorically …

1 year, 8 months ago

Over 40% of voters believe Labour will reverse Brexit

The Independent

1 year, 10 months ago

To Leave or Not to Leave: 8 Years After Brexit, 63% UK Voters Now Want to Have Closer Ties with EU

News 18

A majority of the British voters are now favouring closer relations with the European Union in a dramatic reversal eight years since Brexit. The report said that 53 percent of the voters want England to seek a closer relationship with the EU and 14 percent want the UK to become more distant. In Boston and Skegness in Lincolnshire, where the …

2 years, 2 months ago

Brexit poll: Two years on, two-thirds of Britons support a future referendum on rejoining the EU

The Independent

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2 years, 3 months ago

‘Brexit regret’: 30% of Leave voters want closer relationship with EU

The Independent

Almost one in three Leave voters want the UK to have a closer post-Brexit relationship with the EU, new polling has found. In a sign of “Brexit regret”, 30 per cent of Leave voters said Britain should now forge closer ties with Brussels, while only 13 per cent want the country to be more distant. Some 47 per cent of …

5 years ago

UK still divided over Brexit with almost half country wanting to rejoin EU, poll finds

The Independent

5 years, 2 months ago

Most Britons actually support free movement – but the government’s misleading messages won’t tell you that

The Independent

5 years, 6 months ago

Brexit: Public believes immigration can be controlled without leaving EU in remarkable turnaround, survey finds

The Independent

6 years, 2 months ago

UK will end free movement ‘as soon as possible’ in case of no deal Brexit

CNN

London CNN — The UK Government will seek to end the free movement of European citizens “as soon as possible,” if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal, it said Monday. On Monday, British Home Secretary Sajid Javid said a “no deal” situation would not halt government plans to “end free movement once and for all.” From March 29, …

6 years, 2 months ago

Brexit: Majority of Britons back Final Say vote on deal, according to largest poll since referendum

The Independent

6 years, 5 months ago

Labour will be forced to keep UK in single market because of party conference motion, trade unions claim

The Independent

6 years, 6 months ago

2.6 million Leave voters have abandoned support for Brexit since referendum, major new study finds

The Independent

6 years, 9 months ago

Brexit: Labour's Northern Irish sister party calls on MPs to back EEA membership ahead of crunch vote

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Labour's sister party in Northern Ireland has warned MPs to back …

6 years, 10 months ago

The EU has just passed a law that could end the problems with free movement which led to Brexit in the first place

The Independent

7 years, 3 months ago

Brexit: Britons now back Remain over Leave by 10 points, exclusive poll shows

The Independent

7 years, 5 months ago

Brexit poll shows rising number of people regret UK decision to leave EU

The Independent

7 years, 7 months ago

Without EU migrants, our economy will buckle under the pressure of Brexit

The Independent

7 years, 7 months ago

British government divided on free movement after Brexit; demand for transition period grows

Firstpost

Allowing free movement of people after Britain leaves the European Union would not “keep faith” with the Brexit vote, the international trade secretary said. London: Allowing free movement of people after Britain leaves the European Union would not “keep faith” with the Brexit vote, the international trade secretary said, underling divisions in the government over the issue. Liam Fox told …

7 years, 9 months ago

Immigration continues to divide Britain

Live Mint

The European Union will not grant unfettered access to the single market without free movement of people within the EU, one of their cherished “four freedoms”. While the recent election consolidated votes with the Conservative Party and Labour, these parties remain fragile internal coalitions vulnerable to splitting over immigration. The British want to have their cake and eat it too: …

7 years, 9 months ago

Brexit: British people have changed their minds on leaving the EU, poll finds

The Independent

8 years ago

Brexit latest: Data points to peak in immigration of European Union workers

The Independent

8 years ago

Brexit: Ending free movement will not reduce immigration, peers warn

The Independent

8 years, 4 months ago

Brexit: Angela Merkel indicates UK could restrict freedom of movement and keep access to Single Market

The Independent

8 years, 4 months ago

Brexit: Majority of UK now wants to stay in EU, poll finds

The Independent

8 years, 9 months ago

I know my fellow Brexiteers would feel betrayed if we kept freedom of movement - but there is no other way

The Independent

8 years, 9 months ago

Angela Merkel warns UK it can't have access to single market without freedom of movement

The Independent

8 years, 9 months ago

'Leave' group leads in opinion polls as Brexit 23 June deadline nears

Firstpost

Opinion polls on Tuesday showed a clear lead for the ‘Brexit’ camp in favour of Britain’s exit from the European Union in the 23 June referendum. London: Opinion polls on Tuesday showed a clear lead for the ‘Brexit’ camp in favour of Britain’s exit from the European Union in the 23 June referendum. Once the “don’t knows” and “will not …

8 years, 9 months ago

Brexit campaign gaining momentum as polls suggest support for Britain leaving EU grows

ABC

Support for a British exit from the European Union appears to be growing, with a series of polls showing a "Leave" vote in next week's referendum is increasingly likely. Voters have been close to even split, but now polls show momentum towards "Leave" Former London mayor Boris Johnson, The Sun endorsing Brexit Britain is due to vote on June 23 …

8 years, 9 months ago

EU referendum: Let’s hear it for a man who told the truth about a Brexit

The Independent

8 years, 9 months ago

Brexiteers, Lexiteers, and others

The Hindu

In less than two weeks the British electorate will be polled on a simple question that will have national consequences. With a group of major ex-communist countries joining it in 2004, the “freedom of movement” clause of the EU has seen increased economic migration into the U.K., fuelling the ever-present anti-immigration sentiment and the argument that increased migration from poorer …

8 years, 9 months ago

EU Referendum polling cards have been sent to non-eligible EU nationals and under-18s

Daily Mail

Ministers admitted today that the number of polling cards sent to non-eligible EU nationals and under-18s was 5,000 - 40 per cent higher than they previously said. Brexit campaigners accused David Cameron of 'desperate cheating' by extending the deadline for 48 hours, despite the website being down for just 105 minutes on Tuesday night The government data shows that more …

8 years, 11 months ago

EU referendum: Remain nearly 10 percentage points ahead of Brexit camp, poll says

The Independent

9 years, 2 months ago

New poll shows widening support for UK to leave EU in wake of Paris attacks, Cologne assaults

ABC

A new opinion poll shows the number of Britons wanting to leave the European Union rising in the wake of the Paris terror attacks and Cologne assaults. The poll put the EU exit camp in the lead by 53 per cent to 47 ahead of a referendum promised by the end of 2017, but which could take place as early …

9 years, 4 months ago

Citizens of new EU member states should be barred from freedom of movement, says David Cameron

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Citizens from new EU member states should be barred from one …

10 years, 4 months ago

Germany will 'find ways' to keep the EU together, says Berlin minister who insists: 'The UK belongs to Europe'

Daily Mail

Germany will ‘find ways’ to keep Britain in the European Union, including curbing migrants claiming benefits, a senior minister in Berlin said last night. Steffen Kampeter, Germany’s deputy finance minister, said it would be a ‘catastrophe’ if the UK left the EU Relations between Germany and Britain have been tested in recent weeks, after Angela Merkel made clear that the …

11 years, 3 months ago

Exclusive: Young people ‘want UK to stay in Europe’: Four in 10 adults aged 18 to 24 are ‘firmly in favour’ of membership, poll shows

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Younger voters are also more worried that politicians’ aggressive language towards eastern European migrants could …

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