A man holds an American flag depicting president-elect Donald Trump at Parliament Square in London.
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As U.K. and EU leaders seek to reset relations ahead of President-elect Donald Trump‘s return to the White House, public sentiment also appears to be shifting in favor of closer ties across the continent, according to a new survey.
The majority of Britons (55%) think the U.K. should realign with the EU under a second Trump term, and prioritize stronger relations with Brussels over the U.S. (17%), research from the European Council on Foreign Relations showed Thursday. There was also reluctance for Britain to follow Trump’s lead on major foreign policy issues such as China and Ukraine.
On the continent, the feeling is mutual, with pluralities of respondents across EU countries — and Germany and Poland in particular — supporting closer ties with the U.K.
The study, conducted in the wake of the U.S. election, seeks …