Majority of Britons think UK is right to leave the European Union for first time in six months
A majority of Britons believe that the country was right to vote for Brexit for the first time in six months.
A new poll by YouGov found that 45 per cent of people think Britons were right to vote to leave the European Union, up three per cent.
The same poll found that 44 per cent of people think the UK is wrong to want to leave, down two per cent.
The YouGov tracking poll tests the will of the people with regularly survey.
Matthew Goodwin, the polling expert, said it was the first time since July 2007 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.”
New: was Britain right or wrong to vote for Brexit?
Right: 45% (+3)
Wrong 44% (-2)
The first time since July 2017 that "right" has been ahead
Don't knows excluded
YouGov Jan 16-17 2018— Matthew Goodwin (@GoodwinMJ) January 19, 2018
Mike Smithson, from the PoliticalBetting wesbsite, added: “Basically what this shows is that opinion is very, very evenly divided.
“What has driven this latest change has been a significant shift amongst Tory remain voters saying Brexit that Brexit is wrong. It was averaging 23 per cent to 24 per cent per survey - now it is 19 per cent.”
There has been much criticism of a claim by leading Leave campaigners that health services across the UK could receive £350million a week.
However the figures seem to show the criticism has failed to dent significantly support for leaving the EU in March next year.
For the first time since August the YouGov Brexit tracker has referendum “right” in the lead https://t.co/7ToWPFNBXupic.twitter.com/CHlIbu82cT
— Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) January 19, 2018