The majority of British voters want to stay in the European Union (EU), an analysis of recent polls shows, more than two years after a controversial referendum that triggered the country’s divorce from the bloc.
The YouGov study of four common questions regularly included in nearly 150 Brexit surveys showed a steady shift towards the Remain camp.
According to the survey, which was commissioned by the Evening Standard, Leave campaigners stayed ahead by a margin of two percentage points following the June 2016 referendum. The pro-Brexit campaign saw its lead cut in half during the first six months of the 2017.
But the gap was turned into a disadvantage for Brexiteers around the middle of last year, when the pro-EU camp opened a two-point lead.
In 2018, the Remainers have stayed ahead with an average lead of around four points, roughly the opposite of the 2016 referendum’s result (52 percent to 48 percent).
“The weight of evidence means…