RED wall voters will not forgive Boris Johnson if he sells out for a trade deal with Brussels, damning polling shows.
More than half of voters in 34 North and Midlands seats won by the Tories in 2019 will be less likely to vote for the PM if he does.
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They do not want him to betray his pledge to take back control of UK fishing waters. And 58 per cent of those voters said they would be less likely to return Mr Johnson to No10 for another term if EU judges continue to have control over British laws.
The ability for Britain to forge our own free trade deals around the world was also a major condition for Conservative support for 55 per cent.
The Centre For Brexit Policy who commissioned the poll said: “On the supremacy of the British Parliament, swing voters living in key battleground areas in the North that gave the PM his majority are adamant there must be no backsliding.”
The figures, based on a Savanta ComRes sample of over 2,000 people, will be a wake-up call for many Conservative MPs elected in traditionally Labour heartlands on narrow majorities.
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WE understand the Government’s desire to get a Brexit deal over the line quickly: frictionless free trade with the EU would make life much easier for everyone.
But it’s absolutely crucial that Boris stands firm on fishing.
It goes right to the heart of why Brits voted for Brexit — and as a new Savanta ComRes poll shows, Blue Wall Tories will never forgive the PM if his “red lines” start turning pink.
Boris and his negotiators have been admirably consistent from the start: a deal that is compatible with our newly won sovereignty is the only one that Britain can accept.
There must be no backsliding now.
They will be lifted by Mr Johnson’s vow not to climb down as talks enter the home straight. Hopes of a breakthrough this week were fading yesterday after France threatened to upend the negotiations.
The PM said he was “absolutely committed” to a deal but not at any price.
He added: “It’s about making sure that the UK is able to run its own laws, its own fisheries and so on. That fundamentally is what it’s all about.”
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