Most Britons would choose to stay in the European Union if given the option again, according to a new opinion poll.
The poll, released on Wednesday, showed 59 percent of voters would now vote to remain in the EU bloc, versus 41 percent who would opt to leave. The findings were published in an academic-led report by research bodies NatCen and the UK in a Changing Europe.
This latest poll showed a six-point swing away from Brexit, and the highest support for EU membership in any survey conducted since the Brexit referendum was held in 2016. That poll resulted in 52% of Britons voting to leave and 48% voting to stay.
However, despite the new poll, the country remains deeply divided over the issue.
Deborah Cairns, the Chair of the Enfield and Haringey pro-Brexit United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), told Press TV: “I believe, in fact, that it is very much the other way around, people having seen the high-handed tactics of the EU. This…