YouGov survey suggests majority support idea of Britain returning to bloc – but not on same terms it once enjoyed
A decade after MPs voted to hold the referendum that led to Britain leaving the European Union, a poll has found majorities in the bloc’s four largest member states would support the UK rejoining – but not on the same terms it had before.
The YouGov survey of six western European countries, including the UK, also confirms that a clear majority of British voters now back the country rejoining the bloc – but only if it can keep the opt-outs it previously enjoyed.
Asked whether Britain should be allowed back in on the same conditions it enjoyed when it left, including not having to adopt the euro currency and remaining outside the Schengen passport-free zone, the numbers changed significantly.
As a uk resident i agree, but dont forget the vote eas win by only 2% and a lot of us didnt want to leave
I totally get that, and that a lot of them are dead now because of COVID and age. Still, it’s not the citizens that have privileges, it’s the country, and the majority decided out.
Y’all being on equal footing with other new members shouldn’t be seen as punishment, it would be incredibly unfair to other new members if y’all got privileges when joining back. Those other countries also have people that wants to join as much as yours did that didn’t want to leave.
I don’t understand how any country can leave such a decision to a simple majority vote. For me either joinning or leaving should pend on a 2/3 voting.
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Because they thought not much people would vote for it and it certainly would not get a majority. The aim was for a sizable minority to use for political manoeuvering. Actual winning and having plans for that was inconceivable. But they’ve seriously misread the people’s sentiment.
They’ve seriously misread how much stupid people can be.
Cameron the chancer. He gambled, we lost.
Totally agree but the leader at the time made the rule and he was incompetent
Now there’s an excellent question.
I know. I was baffled that they actually went for it with such a split vote.
Many people that voted for it were sold on the lie that the money saved would go towards the NHS but that never happened because it was never actually about helping the British people.
Instead of a funded NHS people got austerity.
Wasn’t the money saved a negative number? And that then went to NHS? Technically true!
Politicians lying?.?🧐🧐
I am baffled truly.
Especially conservative politicians… The undisputed kings of evidence based policy.