Nearly two-fifths of people who voted to remain in the EU would be 'upset' if their child married a leave supporter, a survey has suggested.

A YouGov poll of 2,380 people found more than one in 10 (11 per cent) remainers would describe themselves as 'very upset' if their offspring hooked up with a Brexiteer, while another 28 per cent said they would be 'somewhat upset'.

However, only 11 per cent of leave voters said they would be in any way upset if their child married a pro-EU partner.

Nearly two-fifths of people who voted to remain in the EU would be 'upset' if their child married a leave supporter, a survey has suggested

New YouGov research shows that a third of Labour supporters say they would be upset if their child married a Conservative

Britain's political discourse is increasingly bitter and divided and it looks as though that tension could be starting to affect the family dinner too.

New YouGov research shows that a third of Labour supporters say they would be upset if their child married a Conservative.

Only two per cent of Conservatives said they would be 'very upset' if their child married a Labour voter, while 11 per cent of Labour supporters said they would be similarly aggrieved if the positions were reversed.

A third (34 per cent) of those who identify themselves as Labour supporters say they would be upset if their child married a Conservative.

Similarly, some 28 per cent of Labour supporters and 17 per cent of Tories said they 'would not consider' dating someone from the other political party.

Just over half (53 per cent) of Labour supporters would consider dating a Tory if they were single, with more than a quarter (28 per cent) saying they would not consider it.

Tory MP Jon Bercow is married to Sally Bercow, who campaigns for Labour (together left). Samantha Cameron revealed she 'sometimes voted Green' despite being married to a Conservative Prime Minster (together right)

However 68 per cent of Conservative supporters said they'd consider dating someone who identified as Labour with only 17 per cent against it.

This trend was similar when it came to Brexit too. 70 per cent of Leavers would consider dating a Remainer if they were single, with just 15 per cent ruling it out.

Less than half (48 per cent) of Remainers would consider dating a Leaver if they were single, with a third (34 per cent) ruling it out.

The survey also claimed that three per cent of people could not remember how they voted in the EU referendum three years ago.