Yahoo News Only a third of Leave voters say Theresa May’s Brexit deal is better than staying in EU, says poll
Only a third of Leave voters believe Theresa May’s Brexit deal is better than remaining in the European Union, a poll has revealed.
The survey by YouGov showed that support for the prime minister’s strategy is not strong among Leavers.
It found that only 36% of those who voted Leave in the 2016 EU referendum believe Mrs May’s deal offers something better than remaining in Europe.
About one in five Leavers (22%) said the deal would leave Britain worse off than staying in the EU.
Only one in three Leave voters think May's deal is better than staying in the EU
May's Brexit deal is…
36% – Better than remaining in the EU
21% – About the same as remaining in the EU
22% – Worse than remaining in the EU
22% – Don't knowhttps://t.co/MzMER5uPo1 pic.twitter.com/QR4F1grS9M— YouGov (@YouGov) February 19, 2019
A similar percentage (21%) thought Mrs May’s deal would have the same impact as remaining.
Among Remainers, 69% said the deal would be worse than leaving the EU.
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Only 5% of Remainers said Mrs May’s strategy, which has hit various stumbling blocks in Parliament, would be better than staying in the EU.
Just three out of ten (30%) Conservative voters say the deal would be better than remaining in the EU, with 32% saying it would leave the country worse off than if we remained.
“A curious side-effect of the unpopularity of Theresa May’s Brexit deal is ardent Leavers proclaiming that we’d be better off remaining than accepting it,” said YouGov’s Matthew Smith.
“Conservative figures such as Boris Johnson, Dominic Raab, Iain Duncan Smith and John Redwood have all said that the deal would be worse for the nation than continued EU membership.”
YouGov polled 1,783 adults between February 6 and 7.
