With six months to go until Brexit, the majority of Britons - and the largest part of Leave voters - think Brexit will have a worse outcome than they expected when they voted in the EU referendum, a Sky Data poll reveals.

Some 56% of Britons think the outcome of Brexit will be worse than they thought when voting, against 26% who think it will be as bad as expected, and 9% who think it will be better.

Among people who voted Leave in 2016, 43% think Brexit will not be as good as they believed at the time of the referendum, with 34% saying it will be as expected and 15% thinking it will be better.

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Most people also think Brexit negotiations have taken longer than they thought (69% overall, 76% of Leavers), and have been more difficult than expected (54% overall, 61% of Leavers).


Sky Data has also been asking a set of questions about Brexit since November 2016, in order to track views on the issue.

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This shows the British public becoming increasingly pessimistic about the prospect of Brexit across a range issues, with the proportion saying Brexit will be bad for themselves personally (up 11 points from 28% in 2016 to 39% now), for the economy (up nine points from 39% to 48%) and for the country overall (up seven points from 38% to 45%).

People support holding a referendum choosing between leaving the EU on the terms suggested by the government, leaving the EU with no deal, or staying in the EU by 50% to 39% opposed.

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And in such a referendum, staying in the EU would be the most popular of the three options on 43%, with 28% backing leaving the EU with no deal, and 15% supporting the government's proposal.

In a final round, people would now vote to remain in the EU over a no-deal Brexit by 55% to 45%.

:: Sky Data interviewed a nationally representative sample of 1,070 Sky customers interviewed 10-11 September 2018 online. Data are weighted to the profile of the population. Sky Data is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.

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