THE questions in the poll on the impact of Brexit and the UK Internal Market Bill (IMB) produce some revealing data, including:
- Two-thirds of voters (66%) believe it is unacceptable for the UK Government to break international law, while 19% think it is acceptable and 16% say they don’t know.
That means that, among those with a view, 78% think it is unacceptable; this includes strong majorities across all demographic groups, all regions of Scotland and among those who voted Yes and No in 2014.
- Voters are more likely to believe the Scottish Government claim that the IMB is a “power grab” (33%) than the UK Government claim that it will lead to “scores of new powers” for Holyrood (23%).
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However, a plurality of voters (43%) do not know which claim is true; those who voted No in 2014 are more likely to be unsure of the claims (47%) with 28% supporting the UK Government claim and 25% supporting the Scottish Government claim.
- Only around one in five voters think the UK Government is doing a good job of preparing the country for the future outside the EU – 61% disagree. Interestingly, levels of agreement are low even among those who voted to leave the EU (36%), while 39% disagree.
- Only 21% are confident that a good trade deal will be negotiated between the EU and the UK by the end of this year, while 53% are not confident.
On this measure those who voted Leave in 2016 do feel more confident than those who do not (39% versus 29%) but are much more split on this measure than those who voted to remain in the EU.
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