Readers want UK to prioritise EU relations - not US relationship

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : -- NellyNellyThe UK is free to choose, but both the US and EU will offer less than the UK expects and demand more than it is willing to pay.-- Spanish guyIt's amazing that this question even arises for a European country!
61% : When we asked for your views, advocates of EU alignment pointed to trade, economic growth, and security benefits, while US supporters emphasised defence partnerships and global influence.
58% : The EU remains our largest trading partner, and we share similar food standards.
56% : You'll be lucky if the EU lets you back in until you learn to drive on the correct side of the road and use real money.
56% : The EU will want more than we should accept, and the US will offer what suits them.
56% : Closer EU alignment will drive growth with less pain, especially with the US's "America First" approach.-- RichardDespite Brexit's failures, rejoining the EU is crucial for trade and security.
54% : But as a European country, the UK would be better off aligning with the EU.
52% : Closer alignment with the EU offers vastly more economically, socially, and defensively.
52% : Aligning with the EU would protect the NHS from predatory US trade demands.
51% : -- RichmondWe need strong relationships with both America and the EU, and there's no reason we can't achieve both.
50% : Here's what you had to say about the way forward:Rejoin the EU or, at the very least, the Single Market and Customs Union with free movement.
50% : -- Galileo666The UK can rub itself up to the EU all it wants; trade relations won't change.
48% : While the UK is not in great shape, aligning with the US makes more sense than continuing with the EU's unsustainable model.-- 9DiamondsLeaving the EU was England and Wales's biggest self-inflicted wound.
47% : The Commonwealth was better than both, but we let that slip away in favour of the EU.--
45% : -- BradStarmer's opportunity to make significant changes with the EU is severely restricted by his red lines.
44% : The debate over Britain's relationship with the EU is picking up nearly five years after Brexit.
43% : AndrewSYou were idiots to vote yourselves out of the EU and align with us over here.
40% : An even bigger issue is the projected GDP increase of 0.08% in 15 years, compared to a 4% GDP loss from leaving the EU.
40% : The EU won't allow itself to become a dumping ground for low-grade products.
40% : Since last Friday, thousands of Etsy, eBay, and Amazon vendors have stopped trading with the EU and NI due to the GPSR rules, which they can't fulfil without going bust.
21% : Re-align with the EU.-- LeftyandproudThe EU is a broken system -- failing industries, declining global economic share, and regulatory issues.

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