UK support to rejoin EU passes 50%

More than half of Britons would vote to rejoin the European Union for the first time since the country decided to leave the bloc seven years ago, a survey from pollsters YouGov shows

If there was a referendum now on whether UK should or should not rejoin EU, how would you vote?


                           2021  2023
In favour of rejoining     40%    51%
Against rejoining          42%    32%

Would not vote / Don’t know / refused  18% 18%

2023: 51% in favour – rise of 11 points since Jan 2021, when Brexit formally took place

In hindsight, do you think UK was right or wrong to vote to leave EU?

Wrong: 57%
Right: 32%

60%
50%
40%
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2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023


Jul 14, 2023: One in five Britons who voted to leave EU in Jun 2016 now say it was wrong decision

YouGov poll of 2,151 people, Jul 13-14


Sources: YouGov, Bloomberg © GRAPHIC NEWS