{"id":691728,"date":"2026-01-12T19:50:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/691728\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T19:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:50:15","slug":"uk-brexit-poll-shows-52-would-vote-remain-as-support-grows-for-new-referendum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/691728\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Brexit poll shows 52% would vote Remain as support grows for new referendum"},"content":{"rendered":"

The poll found only 29 per cent would vote to exit the EU if a referendum were held today<\/p>\n

David Prince<\/strong>, Lizzy Buchan<\/strong> and Katie Timms<\/strong> Head of Content<\/p>\n

12:39, 12 Jan 2026<\/p>\n

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Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage (Image: Danny Lawson\/PA Wire)<\/p>\n

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

Would you cast your vote differently in a fresh Brexit referendum? Is it time for the UK to reassess its relationship with Europe or should the nation move forward?<\/p>\n

Share your views in the comments section below.<\/p>\n

The poll, which gathered responses from over 2,000 individuals, disclosed that only 29 per cent would vote to exit the EU if a referendum were held today – a significant decrease from the 52 per cent who backed Leave in 2016.<\/p>\n

Conversely, 52 per cent say they would vote to remain, with eight per cent undecided and 11 per cent choosing not to vote, reports Cornwall Live<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Almost half (49 per cent) favour a new referendum on rejoining the EU in the next five years, while 37 per cent oppose it.<\/p>\n

This survey comes at a time of heightened tensions over issues related to Europe, including an intensifying debate around the UK’s membership in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).<\/p>\n

A majority of respondents (58 per cent) believe the UK should remain part of the ECHR, compared to 28 per cent who think the country should withdraw.<\/p>\n

Nigel Farage, who has re-emerged as a prominent political figure, has made withdrawal from the ECHR a top priority should he be elected, whilst cabinet minister Kemi Badenoch has indicated that the Conservatives will examine the UK’s membership.<\/p>\n

The ECHR, which was co-drafted by Winston Churchill following the Second World War, has drawn criticism from certain quarters for preventing deportations on human rights grounds.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has ruled out holding another referendum, but remains committed to pursuing closer trade links with the EU.<\/p>\n

The Labour leader has also been making efforts to rebuild relationships with European leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, marking a shift away from the approach taken by previous Conservative administrations.<\/p>\n

Luke Tryl, director of More in Common, noted: “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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The poll found only 29 per cent would vote to exit the EU if a referendum were held…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":691729,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5226],"tags":[802,748,527,2000,299,5187,1699,4884,528,285,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-691728","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-conservative-party","11":"tag-eu","12":"tag-europe","13":"tag-european","14":"tag-european-union","15":"tag-great-britain","16":"tag-labour-party","17":"tag-politics","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115883869720764657","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/691728","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=691728"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/691728\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/691729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=691728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=691728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=691728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}