Britons want to get closer to the EU — and even Farage’s voters agree

LIVERPOOL, England — Seven out of ten voters want the government to build a closer relationship with the European Union, according to a new POLITICO Poll that shows the extent of support for overhauling the Brexit settlement. Even among voters who support Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, a majority — 51% — share the view that the current arrangement with Brussels is too distant. The poll comes at a highly sensitive moment for the U.K.’s governing Labour Party, with Prime Minister Andy Burnham facing demands from some senior colleagues to reverse Brexit and rejoin the EU. “The public now often looks to Europe for overseas alliances, particularly as the U.S.