A majority of Britons support re-joining the European Union single market even though that would mean the restoration of the free movement of workers from the bloc, according to a poll. Curbing immigration was a key reason Britons voted to leave the European Union in 2016.
Polls in recent months have shown that a majority of people now think Brexit was now a mistake, and Wednesday’s poll comes less than a week after data showed that annual net migration to the United Kingdom hit a record high last year – more than double the figure recorded in the year before the Brexit vote.
The YouGov polling showed that 57 per cent of Britons would now support joining the single market even if that meant the resumption of the free movement of people, a policy which led to millions of families and workers moving to Britain during the country’s membership. One in five people opposed it. Support for joining the single market, which also guarantees the free movement of goods and services, was divided along political lines. For those who voted for Brexit and intend to vote for the governing Conservatives, only 29pc would support a return to the single market, with 54pc opposed.
