The poll found that 69% of voters felt that the framework could bring economic benefits to the region.

66% of participants said the executive at Stormont should be restored.

Of the respondents who identified as “strongly Unionist”, 48% did not see the framework as bringing economic benefits, while 7 in 10 of those who identify as ‘slightly unionist’ see potential benefits, as do around 9 out of 10 nationalists/others.

A significant minority of voters in Northern Ireland remain opposed to the Windsor Framework.

23% will only vote for candidates in the next NI Assembly election who are favour of scrapping the Protocol and/or the Windsor Framework.

25% would have preferred the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill to the Windsor Framework; a majority of voters (51%) disagree.

Voters are divided on the value of the Windsor Framework’s ‘Stormont Brake’. 43% of respondents agree that the ‘Stormont Brake’ provides an appropriate means for MLAs to influence changes to EU law applicable under the Protocol; just over a third (35%) disagree.

Voters are also divided on what the Windsor Framework means for Northern Ireland’s position in the United Kingdom.

Just over a third (35%) think that the Windsor Framework poses a threat to Northern Ireland’s position in the UK; a majority (57%) disagree.

81% of those identifying as ‘strongly unionist’ believe Northern Ireland’s place in the UK is threatened by the Windsor Framework arrangements.

Speaking about poll’s findings, Principal Investigator, Professor David Phinnemore from the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics at Queen’s said: “With the Windsor Framework more voters in Northern Ireland have become accepting or supportive of the Protocol.

“A clear majority believe genuine efforts have been made to address concerns raised and see potential economic benefits. This is the case across much of the political spectrum, from ‘slight unionist’ to ‘strong nationalist’.

“With the Windsor Framework in place, more voters now want MLAs to vote in favour of the Protocol in 2024. Yet these are views not universally shared.

“Opposition to the Protocol remains, particularly among ‘strong unionists’ where there are few indications that the Windsor Framework has shifted opinions.”