UK voters want closer relationship with EU in ‘significant’ shift since Brexit

Major study finds public see ties with Europe as more important than links with US and many ‘exhausted’ by ‘toxic’ debate

Almost twice as many UK voters now believe a close relationship with the EU is more important for peace, prosperity and security than ties with the US, according to a major new study of post-Brexit attitudes.

The report, based on extensive polling and discussion groups with people of all Brexit persuasions, finds that attitudes towards the EU are becoming more favourable across a range of policy areas, and that the entire Brexit debate is now far less toxic and more pragmatic.

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