Poll: About 70% of UK Respondents Want Closer Ties With EU

This is a sentiment reading rather than a policy event, but it matters because it signals that the political cost of EU alignment may be falling for UK lawmakers. It affects UK-facing crypto and RWA businesses most directly: closer ties could revive momentum toward regulatory equivalence or passporting-style access, which has been a live question for firms choosing between London and EU hubs. The open question is whether polling softness on Europe translates into actual regulatory convergence, or remains a mood that never reaches the statute book.