17. Current opinions of Brexit

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Less than 5% of Britons mentioned EU/Europe/Brexit as a top issue in December 2025
Instead, British public’s top five issues were:
- immigration/immigrants (46% of adults)
- economy (32%)
- NHS/hospitals/healthcare (27%)
- inflation/prices (19%)
- taxation (13%)
Public opinion has reversed significantly compared to 2016 referendum result:
- majority, 64%, thinks, in hindsight, it was wrong to vote for Brexit vs 36% who don’t (May 2025)
62% see Brexit as more of a failure than success (January 2025)
- including 32% of Leave voters
- a significant 20% considered it to be neither success nor failure
In January 2026:
- 50% would vote to rejoin
- 31% would vote to stay out