Most Conservative party members believe that implementing Brexit is more important than preserving the Union, according to a YouGov poll. The company surveyed 892 Tories, 63 per cent of whom said they would rather Brexit took place, even if it meant Scotland leaving the United Kingdom. Some 59 per cent indicated they would prefer to sever links with Northern Ireland rather than remain in the EU.
These results make depressing reading for Tories who take the unionism of the Conservative and Unionist party seriously. YouGov’s questions were hypothetical, but they bolster the argument that the bonds that tie together the UK have been weakened by three years of intemperate debate on implementing Brexit.
It’s not that Leave supporting English Tories are the only ones whose priorities have been upturned.
