British opposition parties have committed to destroying the plan of the current Prime Minister Keira Starmer regarding the re -establishment of EU relations if they come to power. British public opinion would prefer not to do it.
– Nigel Farage and Tories want to break the contract, which is beneficial for jobs and bills in Great Britain, all because they are not able to force themselves to establish any relationship with Europe – says a member of the British Labor Party in an interview with Politico who wanted to maintain anonymity.
The politico survey shows that the plan to agree with Brussels on agriculture and food is popular among supporters of staying in the EU and its abandonment – even when the latter finds out that it means that this means compliance with EU regulations.
According to a study conducted by the More in Common poll on September 13-15, among 2,000 37 adult British, almost two -thirds (63 percent) of voters support a contract that would adapt EU food standards and Great Britain, while only 22 percent. He is against it.
As it could be predicted, people who in the referendum in favor of staying in the EU supported the contract by a voting majority – 78 percent. It was for. However, also 50 percent Voters who were in favor of leaving the EU are interested.
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The respondents of the survey were clearly warned that the contract “means that The British will be required to comply with European products regarding products” – But most of them didn't seem to be taken over.
The current British government claims that the SPS agreement – “sanitary and phytosanitarian” – will improve food trade, animals and other plant products, such as flowers, eliminating the need for many formalities on the border.
Representatives of the authorities in London claim that the benefits of Great Britain may be lower prices, less sensitive to disruptions of the supply chain and a larger selection, And also simpler arrangements regarding Brexit for Northern Ireland. In return, Great Britain would have to comply with EU regulations again – This time, however, having little influence on their shape.
The survey is another proof that at least the concerns related to Brexit regarding migration have always enjoyed popularity in Great Britain, a dogmatic approach to the issue of adapting British regulations to EU standards was rather an obsession with the elite.
“Aura of the Year 2016”
People who in the last election voted for the Labor Party and Liberal Democrats are the most enthusiastic about those findings, which according to the authorities in London are to enter into force in 2027.
About 83 percent and 78 percent respondents support this idea. Voters of the Conservative Party and Green Party support him in 57 percent. and 69 percent
Only part of the society that supported the Reform party of Nigel Farage in universal elections in 2024 is against this plan – in a small advantage of 50 percent. against 42 percent supporters.
The state of public opinion in this matter probably explains why the Labor Party decided to use the subject of the agreement to take up a political struggle with the UK Reform party Nigel Farage and the Conservative Party under the leadership of Kemi Badenoch.
Leader of the Kemi Badenoch conservative partyDan Kitwood / Staff / Getty Images
After years of limiting his policy in the EU relations, for fear of the vulnerabilities of undecided voters, in recent months the Keira Starmer labor party in the Islands used the fruit of “resetting” relations from the EU to go to the offensive. In other issues, she was more and more often on the defensive.
“Kemi badenoch [Liderka Partii Konserwatywnej] She said that she would annul the contract we intend to conclude before she was concluded – and before she read it. Tories and Farage are fighting yesterday's battles “-the British party minister for the EU relations with the EU Nick Thomas-Symonds thundered at the recent conference of the party, usually known for his gentle disposition.” They prefer to shout slogans and sell a policy based on false promises. “
Last month, Thomas-Symonds mentioned similar arguments in the text for the magazine “Spectator”, in which he presented the current government conducting the reset of EU relations as a real defender of free trade and the bane of bureaucracy.
Press offices of the UK and Conservative Reform party did not respond to Politico requests for a comment on the results of the survey. However, one of the Politico sources in the Labor Party stated that The opposition plans for the termination of the contract have “Aura of the Year 2016” [wówczas odbyło się referendum w sprawie członkostwa Wielkiej Brytanii w Unii Europejskiej].
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