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‘Brexit never had full consent’: Readers on why leaving the EU failed to live up to voter expectations

Readers responding to an extract from The Brexit Effect, in which Sir John Curtice assesses public opinion a decade on from the vote to leave the EU, focused heavily on the gap between the Brexit that voters were promised and the Brexit that they believe was ultimately delivered. Share your opinion and read the full debate here.

I suspect most people didn't support it in the first place. Johnson's Brexit deal wasn't what even the Brexit campaign led voters to believe, and therefore never properly had the nation's consent. It was mission creep as soon as the result was announced, with any opposition marginalised, shut out or mocked. It is much too late now to get back into the EU, for various reasons. However, I do support and admire The Independent's campaign to bring us closer to the EU and that, I am pretty sure, is what the majority want.

ThomasS

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