Passed seven years since that time June 23, 2016Marking the beginning of a turbulent period in British politics, which distanced Britain’s future from the European Union. At that time a 51.9% of voters (17.410.742 people) preferred leave European Union under the promise of recovery economic dominance the country and stop a migration blamed for all evil. A very different situation from today: the majority of British will vote for reinstatement In the community club in case a meeting is called. new referendum.
according to a survey YouGov published this friday 58.2% of Brits bet against rejoining the European Union 41.8% will vote against -Removing the undecideds and abstainers from the equation. A much higher result than recorded at the beginning of 2021, when only 47% of those surveyed were in favor of readmission. In this case, another study by Deltapoll 53% the majority of the population thinks that a mistake was made when leaving european institutions34% said it was a good decision.
unkept promises
The survey results surprised very few people. The tension that emerged in the difficult negotiations to reach an exit agreement with the EU has caused frustration in Europe. constituencies BrexitAlongside the endless internal strife within the Conservative Party that has triggered the resignation of four prime ministers since the referendum was held. Even some of its most staunch advocates, such as the far right Nigel FarajThey agreed to part with Brussels “It was a failure”.
The government was far from its initial promises. can’t handle the economy affected by inflation 8.7% in May Contrary to forecasts, it pointed to a slight decline. The situation forced bank of england announcing a new increase in interest rates up to 5%It’s something that ties up Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has had a significant impact on millions of families’ mortgages and has promised to cut inflation in half before the end of the year.
Experts are behind the British Government’s difficulties in reducing the high rate – the highest rate in Western European countries. return of community workers To their countries of origin after Brexit, something that causes lack of manpower in industries such as agriculture or Services affect and supply chain. Add to this the bureaucratic barriers to importing products from third countries, including food, 25% of which comes from EU countries. the rise energy price derived from war in ukraine also had a significant impact Analysts say this effect would be less with the UK in the community club.
loyal Brexiteers
Inside migrant substance The first promises were also not fulfilled. The exact opposite. Net migration exceeded 600,000 in 2022, almost Twice that in 2015. The British Government accounted for some of this increase. Ukrainian refugees And Hong Kong citizens last year despite intending to finish irregular arrivals. Crossing the English Channel is far from happening and undermines Sunak’s credibility, realizing that part of his electoral success depends on keeping his electoral promise. “Stop the boats”.
Although support for Brexit has fallen over the past seven years, many of its supporters continue to believe it will. exit long-term. A survey published by the ‘think tank’ Changing Europe He points out that most of them blame the government for their failures, but have little remorse for their decisions. Voters who choose to leave the EU 70% will continue to vote in the same way If the consultation is repeated, the rate of those who change their mind is 16%.