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IpsosJune 2026

Ten years on, a majority would now vote to apply to rejoin the EU

Polling for the referendum's tenth anniversary finds 52% of Britons think the UK should apply to join the EU against 33% who would stay out — rising to 58% vs 37% among likely referendum voters. Ipsos notes the picture becomes more complex once trade-offs are introduced.

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YouGovJune 2026

Tracker: a closer relationship with the EU is the most popular option

YouGov's long-running tracker finds a closer relationship with the EU is the option with the broadest support across the public — including among Leave and Conservative voters — with support for rejoining itself also up since the tracker began in 2024.

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Centre for European ReformFebruary 2026

"Will 2026 be the year to reset the reset?"

The CER's assessment of the reset so far: real but gradual progress, with both sides treating closer partnership as zero-sum — and the government's red lines on the Single Market, customs union and free movement capping the economic gains available.

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House of Commons LibraryUpdated July 2026

The 2026 review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement

Parliament's own briefing on this year's scheduled TCA review: ministers say it has been "overtaken" by the reset, with negotiating mandates already in place for the youth experience scheme and the food-standards and emissions-linking agreements.

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UK in a Changing EuropeApril 2026

How Brussels sees it: the ball is in Britain's court

A useful corrective from the EU side of the table: European capitals were genuinely curious about the reset, grew impatient with the pace from London, and expect the UK to say clearly what it wants — a reminder that rebuilding the relationship takes clarity as well as goodwill.

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Federal Trust / Constitution SocietyJanuary 2026

Nine years on: a full audit of Brexit's economic impact

John Springford — author of the "doppelgänger" cost-of-Brexit estimates — pulls together the published evidence in a single report assessing whether the pre-referendum economic consensus was right, nine years after the vote.

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