After Brexit – now the British regret it

According to a new survey, more than half of Britons think it would be wrong for Britain to leave the European Union.

It was a mistake for the UK to leave the EU – and that’s what the majority of Britons, 53%, think, according to a new YouGov survey.

Only 32% stated that it was right to leave the union.

Several surveys point in the same direction

Almost seven years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, many different polls show that many now regret it.

According to an Ipsos poll conducted in January, 45 percent of residents believe that Brexit has worsened their daily lives, while 11 percent believe it has improved their lives.

In another poll of 10,000 people, conducted in late 2022, by Focaldata and UnHerd, 54% said they thought it was wrong for Britain to leave the EU.

affected the UK economy

Right now, the UK economy is historically weak and over the next two years, the country is expected to perform worst among the G20 nations.

“There is absolutely no doubt that Brexit is part of the reason for the weakness of the British economy,” he says. Anand Menon, Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King’s College London CNBC.

Many blame the government

according to Anand Menon The British view of Brexit has changed, on several levels.

“We are seeing an increase in people, including those who voted to leave, now saying they think the government handled Brexit badly. That is, they see the situation as a failure of the government.

This is confirmed by the new YouGov poll, with 68 per cent of respondents saying they believe Brexit has been handled poorly by the government.

“More and more voters believe that Brexit has had negative economic effects,” says Anand Menon.

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