The Scotsman

Voters want May to push on with Brexit even if key deals are not met

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determined to ensure we can rebuild and transform Britain, so no-one and no community is left behind.

“It will be a national failure of historic proportion­s if the Prime Minister comes back from Brussels without having secured protection for jobs and living standards.”

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron, whose party is committed to holding a second referendum on EU membership and taking the UK back into the bloc, said it was not too late for the country to change its mind. Voters believe Theresa May should press ahead with Brexit even if she is unable to reach agreement with the EU on key aspects of trade, workplace rights and security, according to a new survey.

Pollsters Yougov found that voters regarded the six tests for a Brexit deal set out by Labour on Monday as reasonable, but did not believe the party would be justified in opposing EU withdrawal if they are not met.

And the survey found that almost twice as many voters (39 per cent) trust Mrs May’s Conservati­ves as Labour (20 per cent) to make the right

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