Brits DON’T regret Brexit vote as polls indicate majority supports leaving EU
VOTERS do not regret their decision to withdraw from the EU, according to a new poll.
By Siobhan McFadyen
Now, more than a month on, the decision has not changed according to YouGov.
A total of 42 per cent did not think the outcome of the vote was correct while 12 per cent did not have an opinion either way.
The poll also indicates the public are supportive of the new Theresa May-led Government, giving the Tories a boost.
Anthony Wells, research director of YouGov told The Times: “Theresa May’s Conservatives still have an extremely solid lead but it is usual for a prime minister taking over mid-term to enjoy a surge in the polls.
The poll comes as new figures revealed Vote Leave under-estimated the amount of money demanded by the EU from the UK each week by £26 million.
According to the Office of National Statistics the EU billed the UK for £19.6 billion in 2015 or almost £376 million each week.
The revelation comes after repeated claims by the Remain campaign and its supporters that Vote Leave’s battle bus gross figure of £350 million a week going to the EU was “a lie”.
They claimed the number was much lower but instead the ONS has confirmed it was an under-estimate.
Once the UK rebate worth around £4.9billion a year and EU payments to specific projects in Britain had been taken away then the UK handed over £10.9bn to the EU in 2015 or £199 million each week.
However, Vote Leave always argued that the rebate repayment is delayed by a year and Britain has no control of the £4.3 billion spent on projects in the UK.
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The poll comes as new figures revealed Vote Leave under-estimated the money demanded by the EU
This comes because the UK becomes is more competitive thanks to a devaluation in the pound.
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Vote Leave’s battle bus gross figure of £350 million a week was a ‘lie’, the Remain campaign claimed
It has devalued by 10 per cent since Brexit which is good news for UK exporters.