Britain and the EU have reportedly agreed terms on the amount Britain will pay to settle outstanding financial liabilities to the EU. The exact figure is likely to be around £50 billion. Agreement on a payment was one of the obstacles stopping Britain and the EU beginning talks on trade relations after Brexit. Do you think...

Britain and the EU have reportedly agreed terms on the amount Britain will pay to settle outstanding financial liabilities to the EU. The exact figure is likely to be around £50 billion. Agreement on a payment was one of the obstacles stopping Britain and the EU beginning talks on trade relations after Brexit. Do you think... Published on 29 November 2017 → Survey conducted on 29 November 2017 on 4144 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

It is worth Britain agreeing to pay this sort of amount if it means we can begin negotiating a future trade deal

31%

Britain should not agree to pay this sort of amount, even if it means the rest of the EU will not negotiate a future trade deal with Britain

34%

Neither

13%

Don't know

22%

It is worth Britain agreeing to pay this sort of amount if it means we can begin negotiating a future trade deal

31%

Britain should not agree to pay this sort of amount, even if it means the rest of the EU will not negotiate a future trade deal with Britain

34%

Neither

13%

Don't know

22%

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