Brits concerned about crashing out
■ To Leave the EU ......... To Remain In the EU ...... 40% Would not vote .............. 8% Don’t know ....................... 11% Refuse to answer .......... 1% ■ Very confident ................................
........................... Not very confident ...................... Not at all confident .................. Don’t know .....................................
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Uneasy ................................................
.................................. Hopeful ............................................... Angry ................................................. Confident ...........................................
......................................... Terrified .............................................. Excited ................................................. Happy .................................................... Proud ....................................................
Brexit should be abandoned ................................
Try to get PM’s Chequers deal agreed ....... PM should come up with a better plan by Brexit deadline ................................................. 14% Postpone Brexit to give the PM time to come up with a more acceptable plan .............................. 9% Refuse more concessions with EU and leave without a Brexit deal if necessary .................. 22%
............................................................. 19% THE prospect of Britain crashing out of the EU without a deal is worrying many people.
A survey for the Daily Mirror shows 18% think it would cause “catastrophic problems” and they are “terrified” by the idea of leaving without an agreement.
A further 29% said they are “very concerned” about such an outcome.
It adds up to 47% of people with deep fears – compared to 38% who reckon there will be few or no problems.
Theresa May has repeatedly said “no deal is better than a bad deal”.
But our poll found only 22% believe we should walk away from the negotiations if we cannot get an agreement.
Asked which words described how would feel about leaving without a deal, the most common response was “uneasy” – with 31% saying that.
The next was “disappointed” at 28%, while 17% said they would be “hopeful” and 13% would be “angry”.
The research by Deltapoll also found there is a clear majority of people who are concerned about the lack of preparations for crashing out with no deal.
In total, 61% are not confident about the Government’s planning for such a scenario. And only 22% believe enough has been done.
It comes after reports the Government could have to stockpile medicines and lorries would be backed up outside Calais if we fail to land a deal. The poll ■
It will cause catastrophic problems for the UK and I am terrified about them ......... 18%
There will be some major problems and I’m very concerned .................................. 29%
There will only be a few problems which will soon be solved. I’m not worried ....... 29%
Everything will carry on as normal or improve. I look forward to leaving ......... 9%
Don’t know ....................................................... 15% ■ Deltapoll surveyed 1,017 people on October 24-26 also raises fresh doubts about the Prime Minister’s ability to get her Chequers plan through Parliament.
Only 10% back her approach as the “best chance of getting Brexit through”.
By contrast, 26% want Brexit abandoned, and 14% want the PM to go back to the drawing board. There is widespread dissatisfaction with her handling of the negotiations.
Only 32% say she is handling the process well, compared to 54% who say she is not. It comes after her recent Brexit talks in Brussels where she tried to put on a brave face when welcthey Mr Lammy ■
Very well ..............................................
......................................... Quite badly ...................................... Very badly ....................................... Don’t know ........................................
■ I felt fully informed of the implications of Brexit at the time ........................ 11% I felt I knew quite a lot about the implications .................................... 24% I felt I only had a basic understanding of the implications ........................ 34% I felt I knew nothing about the implications of Brexit ................ 22% Don’t know .......................................... 9%
■ A lot better .......................................... A little better .................................. About the same .............................. A little worse ..................................... A lot worse ......................................... Don’t know ....................................... omed by European commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. Labour’s David Lammy, a Remainer, said: “The Prime Minister is acting on an old mandate from 2016 that has expired. “The only two remaining possible forms of Brexit – no deal and Theresa May’s deal – are both deeply unpopular.” The survey of 1,017 people reveals the UK is still divided – with 40% saying they would vote leave in a second referendum, and 40% wanting to remain, with the rest unsure or refusing to vote. Caroline Lucas MP said: “There’s no majority for any form of Brexit... “The only way to break through this log-jam is to give the people the final say through a People’s Vote.”