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More Brits than ever say Brexit was wrong choice: YouGov survey (www.reuters.com)

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57% of Britons said the decision to leave the European Union in 2016 was the wrong one, compared with 32% who thought it was correct.

More than half - 55% - said they would vote to remain in the EU, against 31% who said they would stay out, if the referendum were to be held again.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No under the EU we had the same legal right to police our borders. We just had to allow EU citizens through.

We were never part of the Schengen Agreement. How you are legally allowed to enter the nation has always been under UK control.

Again, forgive me I think you're conflating immigration (staying in the country) with entering the country.

My main point is, to your point about what can the UK do outside the EU that it couldn't inside, that it can apply an immigration system equally to all applicants that flexs with the demands of the UK at the time. By your own replies you acknowledge that it couldn't do that because it had to give special treatment to EU citizens.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And the small boats are entirely about entering the country.

People on small boats are not EU citizens. So we are entirely in control of the immigration part. And were during our EU membership.

My point was No to your question that leaving the EU allowed Sunak to act on it. He already had all the rights he does now with relation to his actions.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

No to your question that leaving the EU allowed Sunak to act on it. He already had all the rights

Sorry I'm lost now are we talking about the same thing still? I'm specifically talking about creating an immigration system that doesn't discriminate between EU / other and that can flex depending on demand.

It sounds like you're talking about small boat crossing which isn't immigration.