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Amid the chaos in parliament, backing for a new public vote, which has simmered just below 50 per cent for months, finally broke through into a majority in April, according to the BMG Research survey.
Major players in both main parties have signalled that a referendum could be the way forward, including chancellor Philip Hammond and shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry.
But despite the clear desire for a vote to break the Brexit impasse and reset British politics, the survey once again showed a country deeply divided.
The research revealed Britain has no clear favourite for what the referendum should ask – with different groups wanting no deal, Remain and Ms May’s proposal as options.
And when it came to a Brexit agreement, most people believed it would be unacceptable if it did not allow the UK to undertake free trade deals and be free of the European Court of Justice rulings – in contrast to the options being pursued by MPs in Westminster. [...]
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