Brexit regret: More than 99% of UK constituencies would now vote to rejoin the EU, latest poll shows

In yet another sign of just how much public sentiment has turned against Brexit, a new poll has found that 99% of UK constituencies would now vote to rejoin the EU.

More than a decade after the UK voted to leave the EU, a number of opinion polls have shown how public opinion has turned in favour of re-joining the trading bloc, after the devastating economic impacts of Brexit on households.

Britain’s decision to cut itself off from its largest trading partner has caused much economic harm, with a recent study by economists showing that the UK economy had taken a 6% hit.

The analysis in June of internal Bank of England data about the decisions, views and financial results of thousands of British companies since the referendum a decade ago, found that bout half the economic hit came from the sheer surprise and uncertainty of the post-referendum period while the rest was from rising trade barriers after the UK left the customs union and single market in 2021.

A report complied by Cambridge Econometrics found that the average Briton was nearly £2,000 worse off in 2023, while the average Londoner was nearly £3,400 worse off last year as a result of Brexit.

It is against this backdrop that public opinion has turned on the decision to leave the EU, with the latest poll carried out by YouGov for campaign group Best for Britain finding that 99% of UK constituencies would vote to rejoin the EU.

The poll surveyed upwards of 11,000 voters, from 628 constituency seats. Respondents were asked to identify which EU relationship they want the British government to propose.

Regaining EU membership (35%) was the most popular option, almost double the vote share of the second-most popular option – which is to maintain the government’s current ‘EU reset’ policies. Only 16% wanted to loosen ties.

When analysing the votes by constituency, it emerges that in all but four of the 628 seats, rejoining the EU emerged as the most popular option – essentially meaning that more than 99% of constituencies in the country would vote to re-join the EU.