Support for Brexit collapses in London as Sadiq Khan leads calls for Britain to rejoin EU

Two thirds of Londoners believe Britain should rejoin the European Union, according to a new poll.

The figure compares to 44% in the Midlands, 48% for the rest of the South and 50% in the North.

London Mayor Lord Sadiq Khan is leading calls for Britain to rejoin the EU

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But the London result is far ahead of any other swathe of the country and in line with the 60/40 outcome of the 2016 Brexit referendum in the capital.

Anthony Wells, Global Head of Politics, Elections and Public Data at YouGov, told The Standard: “When we asked how Britons would vote in a referendum to rejoin the EU, those living in London were more likely that those living anywhere else in England or Wales to say they’d vote to rejoin.

“67% of Londoners in our poll said they would vote to rejoin, compared to 44-50% of people from other English regions.

“Although we are talking about a smaller sample of Londoners, it is fair to say that pro-EU feeling in the capital remains strong a decade after the original Brexit referendum.”

Voters have turned their back on Brexit under the Leave campaign led by Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson

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Just 15% of Londoners would now vote to remain outside of the EU, according to the poll, compared to around 30% in the rest of the country, both figures significantly down on the outcome of the referendum ten years ago.

The survey suggested that a majority of Londoners, 57%, believe there should be another referendum held on whether the UK should rejoin the EU, if the Government is proposing the move, with 29% disagreeing.

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A quarter of Northerners think there is no need for a second referendum, as say one in five people in the Midlands and the rest of the South.

* YouGov interviewed 2,312 adults online across Britain between October 4 and 5. Data are weighted.