Brexit backers top polls for first time in 6 months

FOR the first time in six months, people who believe Britain was right to vote for Brexit outnumber those who think it was wrong.

A poll by Yougov found that 45 per cent of people think Britons were right to vote to leave the European Union, up three percentage points.

The same poll found that 44 per cent of people think the UK is wrong to want to leave, down two points. The Yougov tracking poll tests public opinion with regular surveys.

Matthew Goodwin, the polling expert, said it was the first time since July last year that “right has been ahead” of wrong in the tracking poll. He added: “As I have argued since June 2016, we will see no major shifts in public opinion on this question because it is a vote that is far more expressive/ value-driven than ‘normal’ policy choices.”

Mike Smithson, from the Political Betting website, added: “Basically, what this shows is that opinion is very, very evenly divided.

“What has driven this latest change has been a significant shift among Tory Remain voters saying that Brexit is wrong.

“It was averaging 23 per cent to 24 per cent per survey – now it is 19 per cent.”