Britons overwhelmingly back
May’s Brexit plan - and even Scots and Londoners want it
BRITONS
overwhelmingly back Theresa May’s Brexit plan to get Britain out of the EU -
but most believe Brussels will scupper the Prime Minister’s chances of getting
the deal she wants, by GREG HEFFER.
Earlier this week, Mrs May set out her 12-point strategy for cutting the UK’s ties with the
EU, including an end to Britain’s membership of the bloc’s Single
Market, new controls on EU immigration and negotiating a free trade deal with
the remaining 27 member states.
A YouGov poll has revealed a majority of voters (53
per cent) would be happy if Mrs May delivered on her plan, more than double the
number (26 per cent) who would be unhappy.
There was also
confidence in the Prime Minister’s ability to negotiate the sort of Brexit deal
she has set out, with 47 per cent confident in Mrs May’s abilities compared to
38 per cent who weren’t.GETTY
But Britons were
gloomy about the prospect of the EU agreeing to the Prime Minister’s departure
strategy, with only one in five (20 per cent) thinking the 27 other member
states would agree with Mrs May’s proposals.
More than half (56
per cent) believed remaining EU member states would oppose the Prime Minister’s
plan.
Both Scottish First
Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan hit out at Mrs May’s
Brexit blueprint this week.
SNP leader Ms
Sturgeon warned the plan would be “economically catastrophic” as she repeated
her threat to call another independence referendum, while Labour politician Mr
Khan insisted the proposals “could rip Britain apart”.
More than half believed remaining EU member states would oppose the
Prime Minister’s plan
But the opposition
to Mrs May’s plan from both Ms Sturgeon and Mr Khan was not shared by voters in
Scotland and London, areas with a majority Remain vote on June 23.
Half (50 per cent)
of Londoners who responded to the YouGov survey said they were happy with the
Prime Minister’s strategy, with only 30 per cent unhappy.
Mrs May’s plan was
also slightly favoured among Scottish respondents, with 44 per cent happy
compared to 42 per cent happy.
Prior to the Prime
Minister unveiling her own Brexit strategy, the Scottish Government had drawn
up their own EU exit plan for Scotland.
This included
Scotland staying in the Single Market and retaining the EU’s freedom of
movement rules on immigration. But, in the poll,
63 per cent of Scottish respondents said having control over immigration from
EU countries was the right thing to do with half (50 per cent) also in favour
of the UK leaving the Single Market and negotiating a free trade deal instead.
As well as the large support for her Brexit vision, the Prime
Minister was given a double boost as the YouGov survey also revealed the
Conservatives had increased their lead over Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party. The Tories (42 per cent) now hold a commanding 17-point poll
lead over Labour (25 per cent), with Ukip third (12 per cent) and Liberal Democrats
fourth (11 per cent).
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