Two years later, any regrets? On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom definitively left the European Union after several months of endless negotiations. This split followed the British referendum on June 23, 2016 at the end of which 51.89% of Britons expressed their desire to leave the Europe agreement.
According to a survey carried out and published on January 1 by the newspaper Al otro lado del Canal the independent, two-thirds of Britons polled support a return to the polls for a new ballot. In detail, they are 65% to claim this new ballot compared to 55% just a year ago.
They are 22% to request this return to the polls in the next five years, 24% in six to ten years and only 4% in more than twenty years. By contrast, only 24% of respondents who believe there should not be a new referendum (compared to 34% a year ago).
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In a country plagued by political crises, the last Prime Minister Liz Truss remained in power for only forty days before leaving office, but also affected by a latent economic crisis, the British interviewed here believe that all the lights of the country have deteriorated since you left the EU.
Thus, 56% believe that leaving the EU has worsened the economy (vs. 44%) and 50% believe it has reduced their ability to control their own borders (vs. 43%). In terms of image, according to them, Brexit has worsened the global influence of Great Britain (50% against 39%).
In the event of a new referendum, it is possible that the result will be reversed compared to 2016. According to this same survey, it is now 54% of respondents, compared to 46% previously, who believe that Brexit was the wrong choice for the country. .
Source: BFM TV
