According to a Survation study for The Mail on Sunday, a total of 43% said the EU had got the best deal of the first round of negotiations– only 16% said the UK had come out on top. And they believe the £50 billion bill has more to do with vindictiveness than fairness.
Asked why the EU had demanded so much, the top choice among those surveyed was ‘because the EU wants to punish us’, followed by Mrs May’s weakness after her Election gamble backfired. The least popular answer was that it reflects what the UK owes Brussels.
A total of 57 per cent of voters believe the UK should not give the EU £50 billion, with only 20 per cent in favour.
However, asked more precisely how much Britain should pay to leave, just 11 per cent said £50 billion was correct. Nearly four out of ten said we should not pay anything at all.
A total of 17 per cent backed a maximum of £10 billion, with a similar number prepared to go as high as £25 billion.
However, if paying £50 billion is the only way to get a trade deal, it appears voters are ready to grin and bear it. Forty per cent say it is a price worth paying to get a trade deal, while 35 per cent say we should walk away with no deal.
Similarly, 38 per cent support a so-called ‘hard Brexit’, which could see Britain leave the EU single market and customs union. But 24 per cent would prefer a ‘soft Brexit’, in which we stay in both agreements, with an additional 28 per cent who want to stay in the EU.
The backlash was revealed in the first major opinion poll since it emerged that the Government is ready to pay around £50 billion to ensure EU negotiations progress to a new round of trade talks
And there is clear support for a second referendum on the final Brexit deal. One in two say there should be a second vote when all the talking is done, against 34 per cent who are opposed.
With just 16 months to go before Britain quits the EU, voters are still nervous about its impact on their lives and key public services.
Four of ten admit they are ‘fearful’ about Brexit, compared to 30 per cent who are ‘excited.’ [...]
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