Brexit: Public opinion

Fact checks looking at public support for leave and remain issues and outcomes in the Brexit referendum

21 September 2018

BBC Question Time: Recap and Factcheck

Question Time on 20 September 2018 came from the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. Topics covered included the Chequers deal, rail nationalisation, Islamophobia, and party conferences.

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BBC Question Time: Recap and Factcheck
21 September 2018

Has public opinion swung in favour of a second EU referendum?

There is some evidence that public opinion has swung towards a referendum on the final Brexit deal, but the evidence is not consistent.

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Has public opinion swung in favour of a second EU referendum?
6 September 2018

Is the Chequers deal on Brexit more unpopular than the Poll Tax?

Opinion polling suggests that the Chequers deal has marginally less support than the Poll Tax did at its least popular – but less outright opposition.

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Is the Chequers deal on Brexit more unpopular than the Poll Tax?
1 June 2017

Green Party Manifesto: Young people's views on Brexit

More young people seem to have voted to Remain than to Leave, but putting an exact figure on how many is more complicated.

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Green Party Manifesto: Young people's views on Brexit
28 April 2017

Public support for a "hard Brexit"

For the most part Remain and Leave voters do not have diametrically opposed views of what Brexit should entail, according to polling experts at NatCen.

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Public support for a "hard Brexit"
22 June 2016

What do businesses think about the EU referendum?

As far as we’re aware, there aren’t any surveys that offer a representative picture of UK business opinion on the UK’s membership of the EU.

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What do businesses think about the EU referendum?
22 June 2016

Ask Full Fact: quick answers to your questions

We've provided sources and answers to some more of your EU questions.

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Ask Full Fact: quick answers to your questions
23 May 2016

Vote Leave "facts" leaflet: business opinion

Factchecking the Vote Leave "facts" leaflet

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Vote Leave "facts" leaflet: business opinion
11 February 2016

Poll does not prove Brits want to quit the EU

Taken together, polls have so far suggested a slight lead for the ‘remain’ camp so far.

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Poll does not prove Brits want to quit the EU
17 December 2015

Is the EU referendum outcome "on a knife edge"?

Online polls conducted this week show preferences for the EU referendum vote are neck and neck while telephone polls have found a strong lead for 'remain'.

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Is the EU referendum outcome "on a knife edge"?

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