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More than three quarters of respondents to the new Queen’s University Belfast poll also welcome the prospect of an upcoming EU-UK summit agreeing to reduce checks and controls on goods moving from Great Britain into Northern Ireland.
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summit → welcome → Ireland
The results of the latest public opinion polling, conducted for the university by LucidTalk, also indicate that support for the Windsor Framework continues to weaken, with 45% regarding it as “on balance a good thing for Northern Ireland”, its lowest level since June 2021.
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% → conduct → June
Only 44% of respondents to the poll believe the Windsor Framework is an appropriate means of managing the effects of Brexit on the region, a decline from 60% in February 2024.
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Framework → believe → February
The academics behind the poll said the findings highlight continuing divisions over the post-Brexit settlement and growing concerns about its economic, constitutional and political consequences.
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findings → say → consequences
The Windsor Framework is the post-Brexit deal between the UK and the EU aimed at reducing trading frictions between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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Framework → aim → Britain
The Queen’s University report is the 16th in the Testing The Temperature series on views on Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol/Windsor Framework led by Professor David Phinnemore and Professor Katy Hayward.
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report → test → Phinnemore
The latest poll was conducted by LucidTalk between October 23-26, using a weighted sample of 1,050 respondents from across Northern Ireland.
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poll → conduct → Ireland
According to the results, 77% of respondents believe there is a need for a “serious dialogue” about the UK’s long-term relationship with the EU.
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% → accord → EU
However, 69% of respondents said they do not believe there is sufficient information available to facilitate an informed public debate on options for the UK-EU relationship.
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they → say → relationship
Almost two-thirds of respondents (63%) think that Brexit has been more disruptive than they anticipated in 2016.
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they → think → 2016
The poll suggests that 52% of voters in Northern Ireland agree that the UK should rejoin the EU and assume the same obligations as other member states, with 38% opposed.
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% → suggest → states
Support for the UK rejoining the EU is highest among SDLP (88%), Sinn Féin (86%) and Alliance (83%) voters.
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UK → rejoin → SDLP
TUV voters (92%) are most opposed to the UK rejoining the EU, followed by DUP (84%) and then UUP (63%) voters.
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UK → rejoin → DUP
The report also shows that respondents continue to view the impact of the Windsor Framework on political stability in Northern Ireland as being more negative (49%), compared with 28% who see a positive impact.
It also suggests more voters continue to see the impact of the Windsor Framework on Northern Ireland’s place in the UK internal market as negative (44%) rather than positive (27%).
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voters → show → market
Prof Phinnemore said: “Voters in Northern Ireland generally welcome the prospect of the UK having a closer relationship with the EU.
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UK → say → EU
“But with the UK Prime Minister keen to have a ‘serious dialogue’ on where next, it is striking how few, 16%, believe that politicians will be able to debate options in an informed manner.
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politicians → have → manner
“Most respondents do not regard Brexit as having been good for the UK.
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respondents → regard → UK
“It certainly appears that it has done little to improve trust in politics.”
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it → appear → politics
Professor Katy Hayward said: “Our findings suggest that opposition to the Windsor Framework is driven less by resistance to practical cooperation with the EU than by concerns about Northern Ireland’s place in the UK.
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opposition → say → UK
“Reducing GB-NI trade barriers through UK-EU agreement attracts support even among those who remain firmly pro-Brexit.
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who → reduce → those
“As the UK Government seeks closer cooperation with the EU that brings tangible benefits, it will be hoping pragmatism outweighs Brexit purism among Leave voters.”
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pragmatism → seek → voters
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