A fifth of those surveyed regretted Britain’s official departure from the EU.

public support for Brexit is at its lowest point, according to a survey published this Thursday by the YouGov company, which reflects that Only 32% of Britons support Britain leaving the European Unionwhile 56% believe it was the wrong decision.

The poll would mark a major change in opinion since June 2021, with one in five regretting the UK’s official departure from the EU. And in the last 18 months, Brexit supporters have dwindled from 88 to 70%, a percentage that marked a historic low.

Meanwhile, the number of people who at the time voted to leave the EU and who now think it was not the best decision has skyrocketed from 4 to 19%, according to the UK channel. skynews.

This data became known after the British Minister of Finance, Jeremy Hunt, confirmed that the country is facing a recession of 1.4% in 2023, therefore to overcome the economic crisis, the Government has announced a tax increase.

A former interest rate maker at the Bank of England said this week that Brexit was the main reason Britain is now facing a new round of austerity, as it reduces “significantly potential economic output” and “erodes business investment.”

“The UK economy as a whole has been permanently damaged by Brexit,” explained Michael Saunders, who is also an external member of the central bank’s monetary policy committee, in an interview with Bloomberg compiled by The Guardian newspaper.