A vast majority of Britons who voted for their country to remain in the European Union over two years ago are confident they would win in a new referendum, a poll published on Tuesday has found.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 20th November, 2018) A vast majority of Britons who voted for their country to remain in the European Union over two years ago are confident they would win in a new referendum, a poll published on Tuesday has found.A YouGov poll conducted on November 18-19 shows that 72 percent of those who voted to stay believe their side would win the vote on EU membership if it were held again.
Those who cast their ballots on June 23, 2016 to leave the union appeared less certain in their victory, with only 26 percent saying they would prevail.
Overall, almost a half of those sampled believe the Remain camp would win, while 29 percent are confident that the Leave vote would emerge victorious.
Rebel Conservatives and opposition Labor lawmakers have been calling on the government to allow the repeat of the vote after the Brexit draft deal was unveiled last week.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has repeatedly and emphatically rejected the possibility of a second referendum, saying it was her responsibility to deliver on the 2016 vote.
