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Majority of Britons support rejoining the EU ~~single market - poll~~
Fin.
Good. But priority for EU is integrate the West Balkans (waiting too long), Ukraine + Moldova.
In parallel reform processes:
- abolish national vetos (aka consensus) so no Orban-types can take the ship hostage.
- strengthen the EU parliament, over the council and commission
- accept concept of multi-tier participation (it's reality anyway)
We need more debating each issue on each merits, rather than horse-trade mega-packages of transactional deals. In that respect, if Britain rejoins one component at a time, itβs better for everybody's understanding of benefits and challenges.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - A majority of Britons support rejoining the European Union's single market even though that would mean the restoration of the free movement of workers from the bloc, according to a poll published on Wednesday.
The YouGov polling showed that 57% of Britons would now support joining the single market even if that meant the resumption of the free movement of people, a policy which led to millions of families and workers moving to Britain during the country's membership.
Support for joining the single market, which also guarantees the free movement of goods and services, was divided along political lines.
For those respondents who voted to leave the EU and who would back the opposition Labour Party in an election tomorrow, 53% support single market membership, with 31% opposed.
Labour, which is on course to win the next election according to opinion polls, has promised to improve the country's trading relationship with the bloc, but leader Keir Starmer has said he does not want a return to the single market.
In general, the poll shows that 72% of Britons want the country to have closer ties with the European Union, including a majority of both Remain and Leave voters.
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