London's exit from EU hampered British economy - survey

A clear majority of the British public now believes Brexit has been bad for the UK economy, has driven up prices in shops, and has hampered government attempts to control immigration.

The survey of more than 2,000 UK voters also finds strikingly low numbers of people who believe that Brexit has benefited them or the country, The Guardian reports citing a poll by Opinium to mark the third anniversary of the UK leaving the EU single market and customs union.

Just one in 10 believe leaving the EU has helped their personal financial situation, against 35 per cent who say it has been bad for their finances, while just 9 per cent say it has been good for the National Health Service (NHS), against 47 per cent who say it has had a negative effect.

Ominously for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who backed Brexit and claimed it would be economically beneficial, only 7 per cent of people think it has helped keep down prices in UK shops, against 63 per cent who think Brexit has been a factor in fuelling inflation and the cost of living crisis.

The poll suggests that seven and a half years on from the referendum the British public now regards Brexit as a failure. Just 22 per cent of voters believe it has been good for the UK in general.