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New poll shows 55% support EU membership

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Latest polling released today by YouGov shows that 55% of people support EU membership.

Just 33% would be opposed to the UK rejoining the EU.

It also shows that 1 in 5 people (21%) who voted to leave in 2016 have changed their minds, and would now vote to rejoin.

The latest polling is available here.

The polling also shows support for the UK rejoining the EU according to political party affiliation. By party and from highest to lowest:

  • Green voters: 84% back rejoin
  • Labour voters: 80% back rejoin
  • Lib Dem voters: 74% back rejoin
  • Conservative voters: 28% back rejoin
  • Reform voters: 11% back rejoin

Dr Mike Galsworthy, Chair of European Movement UK, said:

"Almost ten years have passed since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, along with its membership of the Customs Union and the Single Market. In that time, the consequences for the British people have become increasingly stark. 

“This latest polling not only reinforces that - it shows that more and more people see the benefits of much closer ties with the European Union - having felt the pain of Brexit.

"We have seen soaring import costs, increased workforce shortages and reams of new red tape. No wonder exports to the EU by our small businesses are down by 30%, and 20,000 small firms across the UK have stopped all exports to the EU. Meanwhile, LSE research shows a £27bn fall in goods exports to the EU - enough to fill a fiscal black hole or two. 

“Politicians must now face the facts - ten years since the vote, Brexit is still an ongoing accident, and its damage is far from over."


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