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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Toby Helm Political editor

Voters want Keir Starmer to focus on rebuilding trade ties with EU, poll reveals

The European Union flag flying in front of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London.
Public opinion is swinging back in favour of the EU. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

A clear majority of UK voters want the government to concentrate on rebuilding trade ties with the EU over forging a new economic deal with the US, according to research published this weekend.

The study, based on analy­sis of polling that used new methods of questioning participants, suggests people of voting age now see their economic interests, and the UK’s, as far more closely linked to open trade relations with our EU neighbours than any deals that Keir Starmer might or might not strike with the US.

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