This statistic shows results from an online survey conducted in Great Britain in January 2017 on whether it is right or wrong for Britain to seek the following target when exiting the European Union (EU): Britain will try to negotiate an agreement to have as few custom barriers as possible while allowing Britain to make its own trade deals with other countries. From the respondents, 56 percent believed that it was right for Britain to seek new customs agreement.
Do you think it is right or wrong for the UK to seek the following Brexit target: "Britain will try to negotiate an agreement to have as few custom barriers as possible while allowing Britain to make its own trade deals with other countries"?*
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Do you think it is right or wrong for the UK to seek the following Brexit target: "Britain will try to negotiate an agreement to have as few custom barriers as possible while allowing Britain to make its own trade deals with other countries"?*
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* This question was phrased by the source as follows:
This week [January 16 to January 22, 2017] Theresa May set out what the government will seek to achieve in Britain's exit negotiations with the European Union. Below are some of the negotiating targets she set out. In each case, please say whether you think it is the right or the wrong thing to do.
- Britain will leave the European customs union, but will try to negotiate an agreement to have as few custom barriers as possible while allowing Britain to make its own trade deals with other countries.
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YouGov. (January 19, 2017). Do you think it is right or wrong for the UK to seek the following Brexit target: "Britain will try to negotiate an agreement to have as few custom barriers as possible while allowing Britain to make its own trade deals with other countries"?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/665878/survey-attitudes-on-negotiating-new-customs-agreement-with-the-eu/
YouGov. "Do you think it is right or wrong for the UK to seek the following Brexit target: "Britain will try to negotiate an agreement to have as few custom barriers as possible while allowing Britain to make its own trade deals with other countries"?* ." Chart. January 19, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665878/survey-attitudes-on-negotiating-new-customs-agreement-with-the-eu/
YouGov. (2017). Do you think it is right or wrong for the UK to seek the following Brexit target: "Britain will try to negotiate an agreement to have as few custom barriers as possible while allowing Britain to make its own trade deals with other countries"?* . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665878/survey-attitudes-on-negotiating-new-customs-agreement-with-the-eu/
YouGov. "Do You Think It Is Right or Wrong for The Uk to Seek The following Brexit Target: "Britain Will Try to Negotiate An Agreement to Have as Few Custom Barriers as Possible While Allowing Britain to Make Its Own Trade Deals with Other Countries"?* ." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665878/survey-attitudes-on-negotiating-new-customs-agreement-with-the-eu/
YouGov, Do you think it is right or wrong for the UK to seek the following Brexit target: "Britain will try to negotiate an agreement to have as few custom barriers as possible while allowing Britain to make its own trade deals with other countries"?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665878/survey-attitudes-on-negotiating-new-customs-agreement-with-the-eu/ (last visited June 14, 2025)
Do you think it is right or wrong for the UK to seek the following Brexit target: "Britain will try to negotiate an agreement to have as few custom barriers as possible while allowing Britain to make its own trade deals with other countries"?* [Graph], YouGov, January 19, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/665878/survey-attitudes-on-negotiating-new-customs-agreement-with-the-eu/
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