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More than half of Conservative party members want Theresa May’s Brexit deal to be rejected in favour of leaving the EU with no deal, according to a survey. Standfirst ... unknown title 0 10 20 30 40 50 Leave the EU without a deal 57% Leave the EU with the proposed deal 23 Remain a member of the EU 15 Guardian Graphic | Source: ESRC. Sample size: 1,215 Conservative party members In a three-way referendum, with the options of leaving without a deal, staying in the EU or leaving with May’s deal, 57% preferred leaving without a deal. Only 23% of members said they would vote for May’s deal in a three-way referendum. Just 29% of Tory members would vote for May’s deal, compared with 64% who would vote to leave without a deal, if there was a two-option referendum. Sample size: 1,215 Conservative party members Among party members, opposition to the deal negotiated by their own leader outweighs support by a margin of 59% to 38%. More members (53%) think May’s deal does not respect the 2016 EU referendum result than the 42% who think it does. Sample size: 1,215 Conservative party members Tory divisions: the factions preparing for fall of May's Brexit deal Read more The findings are a further blow to May, who hopes to win a majority in parliament for her EU deal, which is expected to be put to the vote later in January. The research showed that a greater proportion of Tory members think the government has made a mess of negotiating Brexit than those who just support the party. But the poll of party members found that 68% of Tory members think the government is doing badly at negotiating the country’s exit from the EU – a proportion that rises to 78% of those party members who voted leave in 2016.