Julian Smith

Very strongly agree

No

Conservative governments under May/Johnson/Sunak repeatedly ruled out Single Market membership, prioritising regulatory autonomy and ending free movement; the 2019 manifesto explicitly rejected Single Market alignment.

Strongly agree

No, focus on maintaining the current trade agreement while reducing regulatory 'red tape' unilaterally

This matches the post‑TCA Conservative stance: keep the current deal while pursuing domestic deregulation/‘Brexit freedoms’ (e.g., repeated rhetoric on cutting EU-derived red tape under Johnson/Sunak-era agendas). Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No, set a policy of total divergence from EU rules to maximize global trading opportunities

A strong Eurosceptic wing favours maximal divergence, but recent Conservative governments have generally balanced divergence with market access and Northern Ireland constraints, making ‘total’ divergence less uniformly supported. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Yes, focus on a 'Norway-style' deal that allows for single market access with some border controls

A ‘Norway-style’ EEA model implies free movement and significant EU rule alignment; May’s 2016–2018 ‘red lines’ and Johnson’s 2019 platform rejected this approach. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes

Since leading the 2016 Leave campaign and delivering Brexit (Withdrawal Agreement 2019; Trade and Cooperation Agreement 2020), the party’s mainstream position has been to stay out of the Single Market. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes, immediate universal application to rejoin to remove trade barriers and boost growth

An immediate, universal rejoin would reverse core post‑Brexit Conservative policy and reintroduce obligations (incl. free movement and EU rule-taking) the party has opposed since 2016–2020. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.