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    British voters want to be part of EU more than French and Italians, poll reveals

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    4. jodrellbank_pants on

      And every poll turns out to reflect real life, what next the clouds are fluffier over the Europe since Britain left the EU. Same old rubbish.

    5. Dystopian_Everyday on

      Some what misleading article, although France and Italy had less people wanting to be part of the EU they also had less people who wanted the leave the EU. I’m guessing that means that France and Italy just have a general indifference to being in the EU or more pressing things to worry about.

    6. Wise-Youth2901 on

      Who cares? It’s all very theoretical right now. Reform are leading the polls for goodness sake. This Labour govt is going, at very best, to be severely damaged at the next election i.e. losing a lot of seats. Reform will almost certainly make significant gains, even if not enough to form a govt… Joining the EU? Seriously? 😂 The EU would only want the UK back in if we were utterly changed as a society i.e. Labour dominant in power with 40% plus support. An official Opposition that also supported rejoining. As long as the main opposition in the UK is opposed to joining the EU, why would the EU want us back? Let’s remember there used to be a cross party consensus that supported membership. Now that’s gone, that’s a dramatic change. 

    7. Fraggle_ninja on

      Isn’t it kind of obvious now that brexit was about destabilising the EU, and a possible way for the US/Billionaires to get into Europe for resources, power, trade etc? Question is was Farage and Johnson etc in it knowingly or just swept along for their own agendas? We’ve all been played – with global instability on the rise, are we better aligned with Europe and the EU or outside it? 

    8. AdPale1469 on

      We never wanted to leave the EU in the first place.

      EDIT: We didn’t want to leave the EU -[ like this veteran here](https://youtu.be/eq5MRER8cug?si=EcmvDh5YTSxA5aeD&t=4500), we voted to “leave” out of spite for some strange reason. He had a grievance with Spain and decided to attack the EU.

      We categorically did not have a clue what the EU even was before the referendum. [this young man from Felixstowe](https://youtu.be/eq5MRER8cug?si=DnYAw4Pbz5NKRXF_&t=2445) saying mass immigration was visibly terrible, [yet just 2 years after brexit they regret it](https://felixstowe.nub.news/news/local-news/felixstowe-majority-in-south-suffolk-admit-they-are-bregretful-over-brexit-169213). Wonder what current polls of all pro brexit areas are actually on brexit.

      For some reason getting the question time broadcast for this episode is really hard I would not be surprised if this one disappears .

    9. Astriania on

      Your reminder that the Independent is about as neutral on this topic as GB News, and anything it publishes regarding the EU is deeply suspect. They’re basically a pro-EU pressure group and everything they write should be read in that light.

    10. empmccoy on

      I’d be keen for rejoining and a more United Europe.

      It will be the only way to be a significant enough player in this new world to be able to compete with china and the USA.

      Otherwise I fear divided we may all fall into insignificance or worse.

    11. Awkward_Leopard_6021 on

      Lots of people want to have what we had back, a seat at the top table, with our favourable terms.

      We aren’t getting that back. When the reality of what is on offer would be polled the percentages would drop.

    12. SurpriseCentres7551 on

      as someone who was super pro-EU up until we left, honestly who gives a fuck anymore

    13. TurbulentLifeguard11 on

      British voters: “we want to rejoin the EU!!”

      Also British voters: *votes Reform*

    14. Ren_Yi on

      So those on the outside want to get in, and those on the inside want to get out.

      This is classic human behavior—we rarely recognize our own privileges and tend to idealize what we don’t have. That’s why sayings like “the grass is always greener on the other side”, or “familiarity breeds contempt” or “Always wanting what you can’t have.” have endured.

    15. uberdavis on

      It doesn’t matter what this poll says. It won’t amount to any genuine change. I’d love it if the UK was an EU country, but it won’t be during my lifetime. The other thing about polls is that just because an idea is popular, that doesn’t mean we should do something about it. If we had a referendum on reintroducing capital punishment, we’d be hanging them high pretty quickly.

    16. don_crack on

      The establishment wants to be part of the EU. Do you think reform who currently hold a majority in an election would want to be part of the EU?

      Why are we always thrown at us establishment propaganda ?

      Why would the EU be interested in what the UK thinks?

      It looks like economic desperation from the UK which means we will be taken advantage of which I know those British voters will not question since their main motivation is just economic and nothing else.

      There is nothing tangible about us being in the EU in this current climate.

    18. sosabrick on

      I’d like to trade with the EU, but if that means being controlled by the unelected Ursula Von Der Leyen at the EU comission or collaborating with the convicted fraudster Christine Lagarde at the ECB I don’t want it.

    19. UnluckyPossible542 on

      NEVER trust a YouGov poll! NEVER.

      They use a volunteer panel. The People who volunteer have set biases. These are the same people who protest or glue themselves to the road.

      The 2015 UK General Election was a massive error by YouGov who significantly overestimated the Labour party’s support and underestimated the Conservative majority.

    20. xParesh on

      Let’s see how British voters feel about re-joining the EU when France’s economy collapses and the EU members all have to club together for the mother of all bailouts.

    22. Deepmidwinter2025 on

      Yet again another poll. Forever with the polls – how about folk just make a decision and make it work?

    23. TurquioseOrange on

      As others have said the terms of any re entry into the EU are the key things to consider here and I really doubt that any terms offered would be as advantageous as our terms were before we left.

      The vote leave bloc did pull the wool over the eyes of some viewers with their oven ready deal etc etc but to anyone who considered it for more than 10 minutes it would have been obvious that a period of adjustment would be required to establish new trade with other non EU countries and adjust to the new trading relationship with the EU.

      I would prefer we stick to our current trajectory where I think the UK is performing relatively well. I think what holds us back is primarily of our own making (and can be improved by our own decisions)

    24. Ill-Yogurtcloset1515 on

      I think almost all Brits would be happier having a much closer relationship with the EU. I’m not sure rejoining the EU fully would be popular at all though.

    25. albeva on

      Know a guy who voted for Brexit, and he recently said he would vote for it again. Arguing with him on this is pointless – he always goes on about how corrupt and bloated the EU. His proof? Claims the EU passed a law about how curved bananas must be.

    26. JBobSpig on

      Polls are always wrong, remember when it was going to be a landslide to remain? Then people voted and people were all “omg how?”

    27. uselesstosser on

      Depends who you ask – I just asked a few people and we do not want to be part of the EU

    29. lost-in-thought123 on

      I wonder if this is a political push considering they showed the EU flag during the new years celebrations and all of the illegal migrants coming over here from the eu.

    30. TheObrien on

      Do you want to return to the EU? 
      Everyone: “YES!!”

      Will you accept the loss of all that “Sovereignty” we got?
      Everyone -5%: “YES!!”

      Will you accept Schengen?
      Everyone -10% “YES!!”

      Will you contribute to the EU budget with no rebate?
      Everyone -15%: “YES!!”

      Will you accept having no Veto on any new EU Law?
      Everyone -55%: “YES!!”

      Will you accept the Euro?
      Everyone -50%: “YES!!”

      Everyone: “can’t we just have our last deal?!”
      EU: “NO!”

    31. Illustrious-Engine23 on

      Remember when farage campaigned for brexit and the people votes for it…

      Then he peace out when it came to actually implementing brexit, probably knew it was a bad idea.

      And how it was an abject failure in all ways.

      And now frarage is back and enjoys higher popularity than ever.

      This is because the UK populace is not very smart.

    32. SignificantLegs on

      They had 30 years to move to the EU freely without any immigration restrictions.

      Anyone still remaining in the UK really didn’t want to leave that much

    33. doublejay1999 on

      absence makes the heart grow fonder ?

      i was a reasonably strong remainer 10 years ago but the EU today is not what it was then. It’s failing to deliver the strong voice on the international stage Europe needs for a multipolar world. The leadership are politcal hacks, captured in part by the US neoliberals, by giving them lucrative speaking opportunites and places on thinktanks.

      Von Der Leyen, Rutte, Kallas, Merz and Macron are all bad news for Europeans, and some are not long for public office.

      Even the 5 decades of peace on the continent – the jewel in the crown of the project – is now at risk.

      Would it be better for Britain to be in ? *marginally* i think.