A majority of the electorate would vote for the UK to leave the European Union, according to a new poll, The Guardian reported.
When asked how they would vote in a referendum on membership, 51% said they would opt to leave compared to 49% who would vote to stay in.
The polling found that 41% believed that the EU is generally a good thing for the UK, while a third (34%) said it is generally a bad thing.
Prime Minister David Cameron has promised that a Tory government would offer the British people a referendum by 2017. Ed Miliband has said that such a vote would only happen under Labour if there was a major treaty change.
According to the new polling, 29% said they most trust the Conservatives to handle the UK’s relationship with the rest of the EU, while 23% said they most trust Labour and 13% said they trusted Ukip.
One in ten (11%) said they trusted none of the parties to handle the UK’s relationship with the rest of the EU.