Brexit

Brexit is 'going badly' - who's to blame?

In response to Prime Minister May's newly announced plan to negotiate towards a decidedly softer Brexit - including a free-trade area with the EU and identical food regulations - Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, David Davis, has resigned. As if the Brexit process wasn't proving difficult enough for the UK government, Davis' resignation has plunged May's party and its plan for exiting the EU into utter disarray. As a recent YouGov poll shows, even before this weekend's events, the majority of the public felt Brexit was 'going badly'.

Taking the most blame for this, as our chart shows, is indeed the government with 68 percent of respondents pointing their fingers in this direction. The second most popular target is the EU, but the team on the other side of the negotiating table only attracted 37 percent of the shared blame.

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This chart shows survey responses to the question: "You said that you believe Brexit is going badly. Whose fault do you believe this to be?"

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Which of the following comes closest to your view on how well Brexit is going?*
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Main reasons people think Brexit has not turned out well, among those who thought it could have in 2023
"In hindsight, do you think Britain was right or wrong to vote to leave the European Union?" (January 2020 to June 2026)
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In hindsight, do you think Britain was right or wrong to vote to leave the EU?
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In your opinion, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the UK’s handling of the Brexit process?
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Do you think leaving the EU will have a good or bad effect on British jobs*, or will it make no difference?

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