{"id":325766,"date":"2025-08-07T17:38:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T17:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/325766\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T17:38:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T17:38:15","slug":"more-brits-now-back-remain-would-you-switch-your-brexit-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/325766\/","title":{"rendered":"More Brits now back remain – would you switch your Brexit vote?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new survey has found that 52% of UK voters would now back remaining in the European Union if the Brexit referendum was held today, compared to 29% who would vote to leave<\/p>\n

Lizzy Buchan<\/strong> and David Prince<\/strong><\/p>\n

17:32, 07 Aug 2025<\/p>\n

\"AnThe UK left the EU on January 31, 2020 (Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Public opinion on Brexit appears to be shifting, with nearly half of UK voters now supporting a fresh referendum on EU membership within the next five years<\/a>, according to new polling by More in Common for the Sunday Times.<\/p>\n

The survey of over 2,000 people found that just 29% would vote to leave the EU<\/a> if the referendum were held today – a significant drop from the 52% who backed Leave in 2016. Meanwhile, 52% say they would vote to remain, with 8% undecided and 11% choosing not to vote.<\/p>\n

Would you vote differently in a new Brexit referendum? Do you think it\u2019s time for the UK to rethink its relationship with Europe or should the country move on? Share your thoughts in the comments below.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nearly half (49%) support the idea of a new referendum on rejoining the EU in the next five years, while 37% are opposed.<\/p>\n

The poll comes amid rising tensions over Europe-related issues, including growing debate around the UK’s membership in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). A majority of respondents (58%) say the UK should remain part of the ECHR, compared to 28% who believe the country should withdraw.<\/p>\n

Nigel Farage, now back in the political spotlight, has made leaving the ECHR a priority if elected, while cabinet minister Kemi Badenoch has said the Conservatives will review the UK’s membership. The ECHR, co-authored by Winston Churchill post-WWII, has drawn criticism from some quarters for blocking deportations on human rights grounds.<\/p>\n

Labour leader and Prime Minister Keir Starmer has dismissed the idea of another referendum but continues to advocate for a closer trading relationship with the EU. Starmer has also taken steps to mend relations with European leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, marking a departure from previous Conservative governments.<\/p>\n

Luke Tryl, director of More in Common, observed: “With fewer than three in ten saying they would vote to leave the EU in a referendum today… the days of Europe as a political bogeyman may be on the wane.”<\/p>\n

Would you vote differently in a new Brexit referendum? Do you think it\u2019s time for the UK to rethink its relationship with Europe or should the country move on? Share your thoughts in the comments below.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new survey has found that 52% of UK voters would now back remaining in the European Union…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":325767,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5226],"tags":[802,748,10006,527,2000,5110,299,5187,1699,4884,528,285,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-325766","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brexit","8":"tag-brexit","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-commenting-content","11":"tag-conservative-party","12":"tag-eu","13":"tag-eu-referendum","14":"tag-europe","15":"tag-european","16":"tag-european-union","17":"tag-great-britain","18":"tag-labour-party","19":"tag-politics","20":"tag-uk","21":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114988705693972451","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/325767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}