Brexit: Public opinion

Europe

Daily Mirror misrepresents research on public support for Brexit

By Abbas Panjwani • 2 mins

The Daily Mirror claimed a new poll shows that 62% think Britain was wrong to leave the EU. Read

Europe

Claim that 97% of Labour activists support remain alliance is flawed

By Joël Reland • 3 mins

The claim that 97% of Labour activists want a “Remain alliance” comes from a survey of a pro-remain campaign group. It is not representative of all Labour activists. Read

Europe

The Telegraph’s poll figures on suspending parliament are misleading

By Abbas Panjwani • 3 mins

The Telegraph claimed a majority of people support the suspension of parliament. The figure was in fact 44%. There are other problems with this poll. Read

What do the EU election results tell us about public support for leave and remain?

By Joël Reland • 3 mins

We should be wary of directly translating the EU election results into a poll on public support for leave or remain. Read

Europe

Did one third of voters support a no deal Brexit at the EU elections?

By Joël Reland • 4 mins

A third of votes at the 2019 EU parliamentary elections were cast for parties that support a no deal Brexit. But turnout was relatively low compared to other types of public vote. Read

How did different constituencies vote in the 2016 EU referendum?

By Grace Rahman • 4 mins

These figures about how constituencies voted in the referendum show the right general pattern according to best estimates. Read

Europe

The EU referendum wasn’t quite the largest democratic exercise in UK history

By Joël Reland • 4 mins

More people voted in the 1992 general election than the 2016 EU referendum, but no single option has received more votes than the vote to leave. Read

Europe

Is it possible to repeatedly sign a parliamentary petition using the same email address?

By Full Fact Team • 3 mins

It’s possible to use the same email address to sign the Revoke Article 50 petition up to two times. Read