Middle class liberals were the only section of society to wholeheartedly support remaining in the EU according to a wide-ranging analysis by social research institute NatCen.

The study, released last month, incorporated responses from 37,000 people and represents the most detailed insight yet into who the typical Brexit voter was.

The High Court’s decision that Parliament must be allowed a vote before Article 50 can be triggered has complicated the government's plans for Brexit, potentially delaying the UK's withdrawal from the EU.

But NatCen's analysis shows that only one segment of society voted emphatically against Brexit last June, with the rest of the country expressing a clear desire to leave the EU.