Poll: Only 1% of British bosses want UK to leave the EU

According to a poll published by Ipsos MORI on 4 February 2015, only 1% of UK's boardroom-level bosses think it would be a good idea for the country to leave the European Union. This would be compared to the 45% of those surveyed which were happy to continue the current arrangement and other 45% seeking reform of the relationship.

The poll also revealed business leaders found free trade with other EU countries to biggest benefit of the union, while 1 in 3 said freedom of movement across borders makes recruitment easier.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Two years after Cameron’s EU speech: Is Britain closer to leaving? http://www.europeansources.info/record/two-years-after-camerons-eu-speech-is-britain-closer-to-leaving/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

Ispsos MORI: Poll, 04.02.15: Captains of Industry support Britain being in the EU https://www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpublications/researcharchive/3523/Captains-of-Industry-support-Britain-being-in-the-EU.aspx

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