Asked to consider which option came closest to their view about what the UK’s Brexit negotiation objectives should be, the survey - carried out just after the election - showed:
- 2% said leave the Single Market and Customs Union, and rely on WTO rules for trade (leave without a trade deal with the EU)
- 34% said remain in the Single Market and Customs Union
- 13% said remain in Customs Union only (no hard borders or tariffs, but limited scope to negotiate trade agreements with third countries)
- 11% said remain in the Single Market only (accept EU regulations and rules in return for full access to market)
- 28% said a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement and a customs agreement (the government’s pre-election objectives, set at the Prime Minister's Lancaster House speech)
Respondents were also asked about a transition period, and which of the following options they believe is best for their business:
- 46% said ‘a transition period of three years’
- 22% said ‘a transition period of longer than three years’
- 17% said ‘no transition period’
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