78 per cent think the government is doing a bad job on Brexit

A recent survey says British public opinion has shifted sharply against Brexit, according to a new Sky Data poll.

By :  migrator
Update: 2018-07-30 05:37 GMT

Chennai

Two-thirds of the public - including a majority of Leave voters - now think the outcome of Brexit negotiations will be bad for Britain. The government is haemorrhaging trust regarding the Brexit negotiations.

Most people would like to see a referendum asking between the deal suggested by the government, no deal and remaining in the European Union.

More than three-quarters of the British public - 78 per cent - now think the government is doing a bad job negotiating Brexit, up 23 percentage points from when last asked in March this year.

Theresa May's personal approval ratings have similarly taken a substantial hit - 74 per cent are now dissatisfied with her performance as prime minister, up 14 points, while the proportion satisfied is now at 24 per cent, down 17 points.

And asked how good or bad a deal the government will get when Brexit negotiations are complete, 65% said they will get a bad deal for Britain - an increase of 15 points - including 51 per cent of Leave voters.

Only 10 per cent think they are doing a good job - down 13 points and 14% think they will get a good deal, down 12 points.

On the impact of Brexit, 42 per cent of Britons now think it will have a negative effect on themselves personally, up eight points; 18 oper cent think it will not affect them either way, and 31 per cent think it will be good.

A majority now think that Brexit will be actively bad for the economy (52%) and the country overall (51%), a rise by four points and five points respectively.

One in three think Brexit will be good for the economy (35%), with 9 per cent saying it won't have an impact, while 40 per cent think Brexit will be good for the country, with 5 per cent saying it will have no effect.

The public by 50 per cent to 40 per cent support a referendum asking the public to choose between leaving the EU with the deal suggested by the government, leaving the EU without a deal, and not leaving the EU - 10 per cent answered don't know.

Asked to choose between those options, not leaving the EU would be the preferred option for 48 per cent, with 27 per cent preferring to leave the EU with no deal, and 13 per cent choosing the government deal - 8 per cent say they would not vote, 3 per cent don't know.

Leave voters would prefer no deal to the government deal by 51 per cent to 22 per cent, and Conservative voters would prefer no deal to the government deal by 44 per cent to 21%.

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