New YouGov poll: - Public say Gordon Brown must not ratify the Treaty - Only 29% now support full EU membership
17 June 2008
Press release: immediate
New YouGov poll:
- Public say Gordon Brown must not ratify the Treaty - Only 29% now support full EU membership
A poll of 1,000 UK voters conducted last night by YouGov for the think tank Open Europe finds that voters think the Lisbon Treaty should now be dropped and not ratified - by a margin of nearly four-to-one.
Key findings:
54% agreed with the statement that “The government should drop the Lisbon Treaty and not try and ratify it”.
Just 14% agreed that “The government should carry on and ratify the Lisbon Treaty in the UK”.
Labour voters are 46% to 19% against continuing ratification of the Treaty.
Asked which of the following statements about Britain’s future relations with the EU came closest to their own view:
29% said that “The UK should stay in the EU”.
38% said that “The UK should stay in the single market but pull out of the other political elements of the EU”.
24% said “The UK should leave the EU altogether”.
Other findings:
65% agreed with the statement “The EU is out of touch with normal people”.
88% said they could not name any of their MEPs. Among those who did attempt to name some of their MEPs, the most popular choice was “Neil Kinnock”.
For the full poll tables, please visit:
http://www.openeurope.org.uk/research/yougovlisbonpoll.xls
Open Europe Director Neil O’Brien said:
“Pressing ahead as if nothing has happened looks all wrong. Most of his own voters think that Gordon Brown should now drop the Lisbon Treaty and not try to ratify it.”
Notes for Editors:
1) The House of Lords is due to vote on the Third Reading of the bill to ratify the Treaty on Wednesday.
2) For more information please call Open Europe on 0207 197 2333 or 07973 142775.