Nearly a decade after the UK voted to leave the European Union, a new poll suggests a majority of Britons would now back rejoining the bloc. The Deltapoll survey, conducted among 3,353 British adults, found that 59% of respondents would support reversing Brexit in a fresh referendum.
The findings come ahead of the 10th anniversary of the EU referendum on June 23, when the UK voted 52% to 48% to leave. The result led to the resignation of then-Prime Minister David Cameron and dominated Theresa May's premiership until her departure in 2019.
Since Labour's election victory in July 2024, Sir Keir Starmer has sought to reset relations with the EU, which soured during years of fractious exit negotiations. The poll also follows tensions with the Trump administration over the war in Iran and negotiations to join the EU's £78 billion loan scheme for Ukraine.
Speaking at the European Political Summit, Starmer said: 'We cannot deny that some of the alliances that we have come to rely on are not in the place we would want them to be.' He stressed the need for Europe to step up defence commitments, adding: 'It’s in our national interest to be closer to Europe.'
The survey was conducted online between April 26 and May 1, 2026, with data weighted to be representative of the British adult population.
