More than 80 % of Britons wanted European Union ( EU ) commitments protecting the environment to be " maintained or strengthened " post - Brexit , according to a poll by Friends of the Earth . Campaigner for the environmental group Samuel Lowe said in a statement that the poll " completely undermines those who argue that Brexit should lead to a watering - down of the EU 's environmental commitments . " The survey also found that 57 % of respondents wanted farming subsidies to be linked to rewarding " environmental stewardship " , while 81 % backed the retention of the EU ban on neonicotinoid pesticides .
More than 80% of Britons want European Union (EU) laws protecting the environment to be "maintained or strengthened" post-Brexit, according to a survey by Friends of the Earth. Campaigner for the pressure group Samuel Lowe said in a statement that the poll "completely undermines those who argue that Brexit should lead to a watering-down of the UK's environmental commitments." The survey also found that 57% of respondents wanted farming subsidies to be linked to rewarding "environmental stewardship", while 81% backed the retention of the EU ban on neonicotinoid pesticides.