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Bruce Morley, lecturer in economics at the University of Bath, goes further to suggest that the long-term benefits to the UK of leaving the Union, such as less regulation and more control over Britain's trade policy, could outweigh the short-term uncertainty observed in the [country risk] scores."
After going for an EU summit, he added: "We need to reaffirm the benefits of European integration for growth and security in Europe. We need to make the EU ideas more attractive for people. A new plan of relations between the EU and Britain is needed. We should take into account that a lot of Britons want their country to stay in the EU."
In October 2019, the UK and EU renegotiated the Northern Ireland Protocol of the draft Brexit Withdrawal Agreement so as to keep open the border in Ireland and to have a customs border between the island of Ireland and the island of Great Britain (leaving Northern Ireland 'de facto' in the EU Customs Union in some respects).
The South West of England and North West England also voted to leave the EU. In the South West region, the coastal fishing areas of Devon and Cornwall heavily supported leaving the EU with Sedgemoor showing the most support for leaving with 61.2% of voters choosing to leave. Bristol showed the most support for "Remain" at 61.7%.
Europeans living in London certainly have their opinions on the Brexit vote, but many of them are unable to let their opinions be heard. Views, but no vote: how Europeans in Britain see EU ...
A June 2016 survey of British fishermen found that 92% intended to vote to leave the EU. [232] The EU's Common Fisheries Policy was mentioned as a central reason for their near-unanimity. [232] More than three-quarters believed that they would be able to land more fish, and 93% stated that leaving the EU would benefit the fishing industry. [233]
Britain's share amounts to 16%, €39.2 billion (2013), which Britain would withdraw unless there is an EU treaty change. [ 95 ] All the remaining EU members (as well as Switzerland, Norway and Iceland) will also likely experience adverse effects (albeit smaller effects than the UK), in particular Ireland, the Netherlands and Belgium.
The United Kingdom (along with the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar) was a member state of the European Union (EU) and of its predecessor the European Communities (EC) – principally the European Economic Community (EEC) – from 1 January 1973 until 31 January 2020.