16 October 2019

POLITICO: Poll: Majority of Brits want to leave the EU — but oppose a no-deal Brexit

More than 50 percent of British people are in favor of honoring the result of the 2016 referendum and leaving the EU, irrespective of whether they voted Leave or Remain, according to a new survey.

The poll of 26,000 people — carried out for Channel 5 and ITN, which described it as the "biggest" poll on Brexit since the referendum — also shows that a majority of respondents think a no-deal Brexit would be bad for the country. [...]

According to the polling, 54 percent of the British public support the U.K. abiding by the referendum result and leaving the EU, with 32 percent against leaving and 14 percent who didn't know.

Asked if they support Boris Johnson’s pledge that the U.K. should leave on October 31, with or without a deal, 43 percent said they do support it, 44 percent oppose that stance and 13 percent don't know.

There are also splits in public opinion across the country, with London, Scotland and Northern Ireland being the most strongly opposed to leaving the EU, most strongly in favour of a second referendum and also those who most strongly believe a no-deal Brexit is bad. POLITICO's own poll of polls shows that in a hypothetical second referendum, 50 percent would vote Remain and 44 percent Leave, with the rest undecided. [...]

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