While British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (57) celebrates Brexit as a success for his country and himself, voters have a completely different opinion: 57 percent think Boris Johnson is a Brexit liar. Because: The promises from the Brexit campaign were not kept.
This was the result of a survey by the Savanta Institute on behalf of the “The Independent“.
The survey also shows that a slim majority of those surveyed (51 percent) would decide to join the EU again if it were to be voted on again.
▶ However: Here the opinions are divided between young (EU fans) and old (EU critics). 77 percent of 18 to 24 year olds want to go back to the EU!
▶ Exciting: 51 percent of the British want a vote on a possible re-entry into the EU, 32 percent do not want to talk about it anymore.
▶ The survey also shows: Brexit divides the British people. 46 percent consider the decision to leave the EU to be right and 46 percent to be wrong.
More than half (51 percent) think Brexit made access to many goods and services more difficult, while 18 percent believe availability has improved.
One thing is clear: Great Britain was hit particularly hard by global delivery bottlenecks. Supermarket shelves were often empty. Also one of the reasons: Missing truck drivers from the EU.
▶ The fact that so many Britons are struggling with Brexit is no reason for Prime Minister Johnson not to celebrate himself. On Friday he said: “Our task since then has been to reinforce the benefits of Brexit so that we can be successful as a modern, dynamic and independent country.” According to Johnson, they are bringing back “common sense”. “In the new year my government will move further and faster to deliver on the Brexit promise and to use the enormous potential that our new freedoms bring with them.”
▶ The former British Vice Prime Minister and Brexit opponent, Michael Heseltine (88), holds against it. He said to the “Independent”: “The Brexit campaign was based on a number of emotional biases that created a mood of national frustration.” The poll would reflect growing disappointment, Heseltine continues.
Great Britain left the EU at the end of January 2020 and left the EU customs union and the internal market on January 1, 2021.
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