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A majority of Britons want a General Election this year, according to an exclusive new poll.

It also suggested if there was a second referendum now Remain would win comfortably.

The BMG Research survey for the Standard showed 52 per cent of adults want a General Election this year after the Tories have chosen a new leader and Prime Minister.

Thirty two per cent said they would be against such a move.

The poll also found that:

If there was a second referendum now, Remain would gain 45 per cent backing, compared to 40 per cent for Out, with 15 per cent “don’t knows” or “prefer not to say”.

Thirteen per cent of Leavers regret their decision to some degree, with around a third of them saying they would change the way they voted.

But six out of ten people are against a second referendum.

While nearly two thirds believe they were misled by the Leave campaign’s flagship pledge to give the NHS £350 million which it claimed was being sent a week to Brussels.

The pollster recontacted more than 1,000 people who took part in a June 23 survey to see whether their opinions had change following the economic rollercoaster and political turmoil unleashed by the Brexit vote.

More than six out of ten Remainers want a General Election within the next seven months, as do more than four out of ten Leavers and over half of those who did not vote.

Among people aged 18-to-24, more than 70 per cent want the next PM to go to the country to get a fresh mandate, and 60 per cent of 25 to 34-year-olds - but just 40 per cent of those aged 65 and over.

The poll also found that five per cent of people who voted Leave on June 23 would now do the opposite, while two per cent who backed In would switch sides.

Slightly more than one in eight Leavers regret their decision to some degree, with around a third of them saying they would change the way they voted.

Just four per cent of Remainers expressed regrets.

Looking at the 28 per cent of the country who did not vote, more than four in ten have regrets.

Among this group, 52 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds said they wished they had voted, as did more than six out of ten 34 to 44-year-olds.

The majority of those who did not vote but wished they had say they would vote Remain if there was a second referendum.

But most people are against a second referendum, by 60 per cent to 32 per cent.

In a damning indictment of the claims made during the Brexit campaign, 62 per cent believe the Leave campaign misled voters with the £350 million pledge to repatriate this sum from the EU for the NHS.

Ukip leader Nigel Farage has since described it as a “mistake”.

Michael Turner of BMG Research, said: “Although most voters stand by their original decision, with no regrets, Leavers are much more likely than Remainers to regret how they voted, opting either to switch or stay at home if another referendum were held today.

“It is also clear from these results, that a large number of those who didn’t vote in the end, regret not doing so and are disproportionately in favour of the UK remaining in the EU.

“All of these findings suggest that if a second EU referendum were held, Remain would win fairly comfortably, due mainly to switching Leavers and increased turnout among non-voting europhiles.”

People are even split on whether they believe they will be personally worse or better off after the Brexit vote.

Just over six out of ten Remainers think they will suffer financially after the shock outcome a week ago, but exactly the same proportion of Leavers believe they will benefit.

More people are optimistic about Britain’s future, 41 per cent, compared to pessimistic, 34 per cent.

A majority of both Leavers and Remainers, 69 per cent and 57 per cent respectively, believe the Government will carry out the vote for Brexit.

BMG Research interviewed 1016 UK adults on June 29th and 30th. Data are weighted.