A majority of British<\/b> citizens would support rejoining the European Union if given the opportunity, a new survey indicates. According to a nationally representative online poll conducted by Deltapoll among 1,997 adults between December 16 and 18, 2025, 58% of respondents said they would vote to return to the EU. The findings highlight a growing public appetite for reconsidering the 2016 Brexit<\/b> decision as the country approaches the 10th anniversary of the referendum.<\/p>\n
Support for re-entry is particularly strong among younger voters. Among those aged 18 to 24, 86% expressed a desire to rejoin the EU. Older age groups are more divided: 49% of people aged 55 to 64 would support returning, while 42% of those 65 and older favor it.<\/p>\n
Political affiliation also strongly influences attitudes. Conservative and Reform supporters largely back the current post-Brexit status quo, with 66% and 82% respectively opposed to returning to the EU. In contrast, Labour and Liberal Democrat voters overwhelmingly favor rejoining, with 71% and 78% in support.<\/p>\n
Regionally, majorities in every part of the UK are pro-EU, with Scotland leading at 73%, followed by London and Wales at 65% each. Support is lowest in the Midlands (53%) and northern England (54%), yet remains above 50% in both areas.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has focused on repairing relations with European partners after years of tense Brexit<\/b> negotiations under Conservative governments. Recent developments include a new trade deal with Brussels and the UK\u2019s re-entry into the Erasmus+ program, allowing British<\/b> students to study at EU<\/b> universities once again.<\/p>\n
Despite public opinion, Starmer has ruled out a formal reversal of Brexit. In a BBC interview, he reiterated that the government does not plan to rejoin the EU<\/b> but aims to foster closer ties, including improved access to the single market.<\/p>\n
The issue has sparked debate within the ruling party. Health Secretary Wes Streeting has expressed support for a new customs union with the EU<\/b>, while Paul Nowak, leader of the British<\/b> Trades Union Congress, emphasized the importance of strengthening ties with Brussels amid rising geopolitical uncertainty. The advocacy group Best for Britain has described Brexit<\/b> as a public failure, arguing that the growing desire to \u201crejoin the club\u201d reflects voters\u2019 response to economic and security concerns.<\/p>\n
Government sources, however, maintain firm boundaries. A spokesperson for the prime minister emphasized that re-entry into the single market or customs union remains a \u201cred line\u201d for the cabinet, though they acknowledged the need to \u201creset and strengthen\u201d UK-EU relations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A majority of British citizens would support rejoining the European Union if given the opportunity, a new survey…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":682232,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5226],"tags":[802,748,2000,299,5187,1699,4884,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-682231","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-eu","11":"tag-europe","12":"tag-european","13":"tag-european-union","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115859592513714543","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682231","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=682231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/682232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=682231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=682231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=682231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}