Post by Editor on Feb 19, 2013 8:29:28 GMT
Just a third of Britons want to stay in the EU while 70% of us believe our economy would remain the same or be better if we left
FT survey says 50 per cent of people would vote to cut ties with Brussels
Less than one third believe UK economy would be worse off if Britain left
Blow to PM who offered in/out referendum - but wants UK to stay in
By MARTIN ROBINSON
PUBLISHED: 16:04, 18 February 2013 | UPDATED: 18:15, 18 February 2013
Poll: News that the majority of people want to leave the EU will be a blow to the political classes, including David Cameron, who want Britain to stay a member
Only one in three people in Britain think the country should stay in the European Union, a new poll revealed today.
An anti-Brussels attitude appears to be sweeping across the UK despite David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg all claiming the country is better off as a member.
If an in/out referendum took place today 50 per cent of people would demand that Britain leaves, a Financial Times survey by pollsters Harris Interactive found.
Only one third of those asked would vote to stay in and the remaining 17 per cent would not vote.
The return of the pasty tax: Greggs to put VAT on hot snacks after complaints about food being cooled down to avoid levy
Cameron announces 'same day' visa service for Indian students and businessmen as he rolls out red carpet in Mumbai trade mission
The majority also believe that the negatives of EU membership currently outweigh the positives.
It comes only a month after David Cameron promised a referendum if the Conservatives win the next General Election in 2017.
The Prime Minister vowed to negotiate to get a range of powers repatriated from Brussels and said he would campaign ‘with all my heart and soul’ for Britain to stay in a reformed EU.
Last week former Tory leader Sir John Major warned ‘irreconcilable’ Conservative Eurosceptics to keep quiet today as he warned they are undermining David Cameron’s attempts to claw back powers from Brussels.
Key argument: Only a third of people asked thought the British economy would be worse off leaving Brussels, the survey found
The former prime minister described Mr Cameron’s decision to promise a referendum in 2017 as a ‘gamble’ that could lead to Britain’s exit from Europe and warned the issue had ‘come close to destroying the Conservative Party’ in the past.
Today's results are based on a survey of more than 2,000 people.
Less than a third of people asked thought the British economy would be worse off outside the Union and those asked placed the EU at 14th out of 15 on the list of UK priorities.
The NHS, schools and the economy were the most important.
But despite the anti-EU sentiment, it may not mean a lot more votes for UKIP.
Only 10 per cent of people asked was 'very or extremely confident' leader Nigel Farage could get the best deal for Britain, compared to 16 per cent for David Cameron.
A total of 11 per cent said they were more likely to support UKIP but 25 per cent said they would be less likely to.
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2280557/Only-Britons-want-stay-EU-new-poll-says.html#ixzz2LKcpYpEI
Follow us: @mailonline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
FT survey says 50 per cent of people would vote to cut ties with Brussels
Less than one third believe UK economy would be worse off if Britain left
Blow to PM who offered in/out referendum - but wants UK to stay in
By MARTIN ROBINSON
PUBLISHED: 16:04, 18 February 2013 | UPDATED: 18:15, 18 February 2013
Poll: News that the majority of people want to leave the EU will be a blow to the political classes, including David Cameron, who want Britain to stay a member
Only one in three people in Britain think the country should stay in the European Union, a new poll revealed today.
An anti-Brussels attitude appears to be sweeping across the UK despite David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg all claiming the country is better off as a member.
If an in/out referendum took place today 50 per cent of people would demand that Britain leaves, a Financial Times survey by pollsters Harris Interactive found.
Only one third of those asked would vote to stay in and the remaining 17 per cent would not vote.
The return of the pasty tax: Greggs to put VAT on hot snacks after complaints about food being cooled down to avoid levy
Cameron announces 'same day' visa service for Indian students and businessmen as he rolls out red carpet in Mumbai trade mission
The majority also believe that the negatives of EU membership currently outweigh the positives.
It comes only a month after David Cameron promised a referendum if the Conservatives win the next General Election in 2017.
The Prime Minister vowed to negotiate to get a range of powers repatriated from Brussels and said he would campaign ‘with all my heart and soul’ for Britain to stay in a reformed EU.
Last week former Tory leader Sir John Major warned ‘irreconcilable’ Conservative Eurosceptics to keep quiet today as he warned they are undermining David Cameron’s attempts to claw back powers from Brussels.
Key argument: Only a third of people asked thought the British economy would be worse off leaving Brussels, the survey found
The former prime minister described Mr Cameron’s decision to promise a referendum in 2017 as a ‘gamble’ that could lead to Britain’s exit from Europe and warned the issue had ‘come close to destroying the Conservative Party’ in the past.
Today's results are based on a survey of more than 2,000 people.
Less than a third of people asked thought the British economy would be worse off outside the Union and those asked placed the EU at 14th out of 15 on the list of UK priorities.
The NHS, schools and the economy were the most important.
But despite the anti-EU sentiment, it may not mean a lot more votes for UKIP.
Only 10 per cent of people asked was 'very or extremely confident' leader Nigel Farage could get the best deal for Britain, compared to 16 per cent for David Cameron.
A total of 11 per cent said they were more likely to support UKIP but 25 per cent said they would be less likely to.
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2280557/Only-Britons-want-stay-EU-new-poll-says.html#ixzz2LKcpYpEI
Follow us: @mailonline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
