Brexit won’t define the next election – but the one after that is a different story

Another five years of “Bregret” could push Labour in a much more pro-European direction.

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Last week’s anniversary of the EU referendum was accompanied by plenty of polling showing that Brexit is increasingly unpopular. One, commissioned by the Tony Blair Institute, showed that the British public favours rejoining the EU to staying out by 51 per cent to 36 per cent, similar to the most recent YouGov finding of 46-33. The Blair polling also shows that 78 per cent of the population want a closer relationship between the UK and the EU.

It seems at least some Leave voters are changing their minds. The deteriorating economy is forcing some to concede that Project Fear had a point.