More than half of the British citizens want to rejoin European Union

A poll by YouGov concluded that more than half of the British citizens want the country to rejoin European Union (EU).

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The poll was released on 17 April and found out that 53% of the voters would like to see the UK rejoin the EU. After 10 years of Brexit, this poll showcases that the opinion of the British population has changed since 2016.

In 2016, the UK voted to leave EU, with 51,9% of the voters choosing to leave the bloc. In 2020, the UK formally recognised Brexit, but 10 years after the referendum, it seems that opinion has changed among British citizens.

Support by political spectrum

The results of the poll also varied according to the enquired person political opinions, namely in which side of the political spectrum they are.

According to the poll, the highest support comes from those who support parties who always showed more closer ties with the EU relationships. For example, 83% of the Labour voters said that they would support a re-entry of the UK in the EU. Liberal Democrat and Green voters also showed that would consider supporting a re-entry in the bloc, with 84% and 82% of the votes, respectively.

The figures are lower when looking for Conservative voters, where 39% would agree with the UK returning to EU. The same happens with Reform supporters, where 18% of the enquired would agree with the re-entry to the EU.

No plans to return

Besides the poll results, there are no plans of the UK to return to the EU. Labour has already mentioned that it will not consider returning to the bloc, however, it argues that the relationship between the UK and EU should be easier and aims to cooperate in fields like trade, defence, security and scientific research.

On the other hand, the Conservative Party is still supporting Brexit, believing that the withdrawal resulted in greater control of political decisions in the UK. Reform UK went further saying that is against any political integration with the European bloc, calling for distance from EU institutions.

Very poorly translated, it is stilted and doesn't flow well. As I've said before, translation into another language has to be performed by a native speaker of that language (English), not by a Portuguese citizen, however "good" their English might be.
Some facts - Brexit wasn't 10 years ago. The referendum was held in June 2016, but the UK didn't formally leave the EU until January 31, 2020. That's only 6 years ago.
All opinion polls come with a margin of error. If 53% are in favour of rejoining, this is only 5 percentage points up on the 48% who voted to remain. The only conclusion you can draw is that the UK remains divided on its relationship with the EU.

By Billy Bissett from Porto on 21 Apr 2026, 08:57

The more accurate way of saying it is that the UK was never fully part of the EU. They kept their own currency and never signed the Schengen agreements. So they can't rejoin European Union since they were not 100% in. It would make sense for them to decide once and for all. Even partially in, it would be good for Europe in this new geopolitical landscape.

By Nicolas from USA on 21 Apr 2026, 08:59

I wouldn't trust a YouGov poll as far as I could throw it. But if it's accurate, it only goes to show how utterly bankrupt half of British citizens are. Why would any country cede its sovereignty and self interest to a supra entity whose sole aim is to destroy the very cultural and historical roots of European civilization?

By Tony from USA on 21 Apr 2026, 22:11