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Most Brits Now Believe The UK Economy Has Got Worse Since We Left The EU

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28.08.2025

Pro-Europe campaigners and tourists during the regular anti-Brexit 'rejoin the EU' protest at the junction of Parliament Street and Parliament Square in Westminster, on 18th June 2025, in Westminster, London, England.

Nearly three-quarters of Brits think the UK economy has got worse since Brexit, according to a new poll.

Nine years after the country narrowly voted to leave the bloc, it seems Brits are far from convinced by life outside of the EU’s single market.

A new survey from More in Common has revealed that 71% of voters think the UK economy has worsened since 2016, compared to just 12% who think it has improved.

The poll, commissioned for Best for Britain and conducted in April and May, found 77% say the cost of living has got worse since the UK left the EU.

A further 58% say UK businesses face greater difficulties accessing European markets as a result of Brexit.

The pollsters also noted that Brits are now in favour of working more closely with Europe – as long as it........

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