Brexit after 10 years: less growth, more non EU migration and the far-right as the biggest party in the UK

A trend has been confirmed since many years now: a majority of Britons regret Bexit. This despite the growing support for the extreme-right party (Reform UK).

•Fifty-two percent of Britons think the UK should rejoin the EU, according to an Ipsos survey of 1,137 British adults conducted between May 14 and May 20. That’s the inverse of the mood in June 2016 when a comparable share of the electorate backed Brexit.

•Almost half of Britons support a repeat of that referendum, with opinion evenly split on whether it should happen before or after the next general election. Asked how they would vote in a hypothetical redo, only 33% said the UK should remain outside the EU. Nearly one in 10 remained undecided.

•However, Almost 40% of Britons believe the UK and EU have conflicting interests on illegal immigration, while only about a quarter think their interests are aligned.

This aligns with the views in many other EU countries: a majority of the population supports remaining in the EU but would like a tougher migration policy.

•In France, the extreme-right party RN is leading the polls (35% vs 18% for the center-right amd 15% for the extreme-left), but the party is not supporting France leaving the EU.

•In Germany, the extreme-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has also become the biggest party in the country.

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Due to increasing social problems connected with immigration in both the UK and France, it is expected that both extreme-right parties will remain as the biggest parties for long time.