Every constituency in Britain favours trade with EU over US, new poll shows
Every constituency in Britain favours trade with EU over US, new poll shows
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The poll saw just 21 per cent of people say the US should be the UK’s priority over the EU. A new poll conducted on the fifth anniversary of Brexit suggests every constituency in the UK thinks the government should prioritise trade with the EU over the US and other countries.
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The survey, conducted by YouGov for pro-EU campaign group Best for Britain, analysed responses from almost 15,000 people across England, Scotland and Wales. It saw nearly one in two respondents (46 per cent) say the EU should be the government’s top priority when it comes to trade. Whereas less than half this number (21 per cent) opted for the US.
Some 4 per cent thought the government’s focus should be China, while 6 per cent favoured another country. Clacton – Nigel Farage’s constituency – did not buck the trend, despite winning the seat on a pro-Trump and Eurosceptic ticket. It is a similar story in Boston and Skegness which recorded the strongest Leave vote in the 2016 referendum.
The desire for closer EU-UK ties was even stronger among voters who switched from Conservative to Labour at the last election (57 per cent). Of everyone who voted Labour at the last election, two-thirds (66 per cent) thought the government should prioritise trade with the EU compared to just 9 per cent for the US.
Best for Britain is an organisation fighting to keep the UK open to EU membership and “fix the problems Britain faces after Brexit”. The results come just days after Donald Trump was sworn in as US president for the second time, promising tariffs on China and the EU.
