Get the facts on Brexit: Public opinion

2 November 2020

Daily Mirror misrepresents research on public support for Brexit

The Daily Mirror claimed a new poll shows that 62% think Britain was wrong to leave the EU.

29 August 2019

Claim that 97% of Labour activists support remain alliance is flawed

The claim that 97% of Labour activists want a “Remain alliance” comes from a survey of a pro-remain campaign group. It is not representative of all Labour activists.

13 August 2019

The Telegraph’s poll figures on suspending parliament are misleading

The Telegraph claimed a majority of people support the suspension of parliament. The figure was in fact 44%. There are other problems with this poll.

12 June 2019

Would the Brexit party win a majority of 240 seats at a general election?

EU parliamentary election results aren't a perfect indicator of what would happen in a general election. It’s highly unlikely that the Brexit party would win the same vote share in a general election.

31 May 2019

What do the EU election results tell us about public support for leave and remain?

We should be wary of directly translating the EU election results into a poll on public support for leave or remain.

31 May 2019

Did one third of voters support a no deal Brexit at the EU elections?

A third of votes at the 2019 EU parliamentary elections were cast for parties that support a no deal Brexit. But turnout was relatively low compared to other types of public vote.

30 April 2019

How did different constituencies vote in the 2016 EU referendum?

These figures about how constituencies voted in the referendum show the right general pattern according to best estimates.

18 April 2019

The EU referendum wasn’t quite the largest democratic exercise in UK history

More people voted in the 1992 general election than the 2016 EU referendum, but no single option has received more votes than the vote to leave.

25 March 2019

Is it possible to repeatedly sign a parliamentary petition using the same email address?

It’s possible to use the same email address to sign the Revoke Article 50 petition up to two times.

27 September 2018

There are lots of things wrong with this MP’s Brexit poll

Charlie Elphicke MP used a poll from his own Facebook page to show the “astonishing” popularity of a free trade deal. But polling like this is deeply flawed.

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Brexit: Public opinion

Daily Mirror misrepresents research on public support for Brexit

Claim that 97% of Labour activists support remain alliance is flawed

The Telegraph’s poll figures on suspending parliament are misleading

Would the Brexit party win a majority of 240 seats at a general election?

What do the EU election results tell us about public support for leave and remain?

Did one third of voters support a no deal Brexit at the EU elections?

How did different constituencies vote in the 2016 EU referendum?

The EU referendum wasn’t quite the largest democratic exercise in UK history

Is it possible to repeatedly sign a parliamentary petition using the same email address?

There are lots of things wrong with this MP’s Brexit poll

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