The proportion has reached a new high! 57% of Britons regret Brexit as much as | UK | Britons
According to a public opinion poll released by the UK opinion survey company on the 18th, up to 57% of Britons believe that the UK's decision to secede from the European Union in 2016 through a referendum was a mistake.
This is the highest percentage of "regretful Brexit" recorded since similar surveys were conducted by Yuguan. Among them, about 19% of British people who voted in favor of Brexit in the referendum believed that this decision was wrong. 32% of people still believe that Brexit is the right decision.
In addition, if the Brexit referendum is held now, 55% of respondents support the UK staying in the EU. If a new referendum is held to decide whether to return to the European Union, 51% of British people will choose to return. 31% and 32% respectively provided negative answers to these two questions.
Compared to a similar survey conducted in January 2021, the proportion of British people willing to "stay in Europe" and "Eurosceptics" who have changed their support from "Brexit" to "stay in Europe" has increased. Up to 70% of people believe that the Conservative government's handling of Brexit affairs is poor.
This poll was held last week with over 2000 participants. According to Bloomberg, the poll results reflect that an increasing number of British people are changing their mindset towards Brexit because they have not yet seen the promised "Brexit" dividend from Eurosceptics: long queues are required to go on vacation to other European countries; Due to the restrictions imposed by Brexit on foreign workers and supply chains, food prices are high; The Anglo American trade agreement, which is considered one of the key returns, seems unlikely to be reached in the short term.
British Prime Minister Richie Sunak has repeatedly reiterated that he believes that "Brexit" will benefit the British. In May, he used his own trade policies such as the free port and the reduction of additional taxes to support the "Brexit" dividend. However, some economic analysts said in an interview with Reuters that a free port with tax incentives and simplified regulation may have "limited value" for regional development and is unlikely to boost the UK economy as a whole.