And regardless of what you would like to see, what do you think will ACTUALLY happen?

And regardless of what you would like to see, what do you think will ACTUALLY happen? Published on 16 December 2016 → Survey conducted on 16 December 2016 on 14707 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Britain will end up leaving the EU quickly without a trade deal, and try to negotiate a future trade deal after we have left

15%

Britain will end up with a transitional deal with the EU, so we leave quickly, but stay in the single market for several years after we've left while a full trade deal is negotiated

26%

Britain will end up staying in the European Union until we have negotiated a full post-Brexit trade deal with EU, taking many years

23%

Britain will end up not leaving the European Union at all

Don't know

28%

Britain will end up leaving the EU quickly without a trade deal, and try to negotiate a future trade deal after we have left

15%

Britain will end up with a transitional deal with the EU, so we leave quickly, but stay in the single market for several years after we've left while a full trade deal is negotiated

26%

Britain will end up staying in the European Union until we have negotiated a full post-Brexit trade deal with EU, taking many years

23%

Britain will end up not leaving the European Union at all

Don't know

28%

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