Divisions Deepen Five Years After U.K. Referendum: Beyond Brexit
Anti-Brexit activists' EU flags alongside the Union flags of pro-Brexit outside of the Houses of Parliament in London.
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What’s happening? Britain remains divided on Brexit, and a trade war over sausages may yet be averted.
Five years on from the seismic result of the Brexit referendum, the U.K. remains deeply divided over leaving the European Union. That’s according to a study by the National Centre for Social Research and written by political scientist John Curtice. The study also found that a repeat vote would yield a narrow preference for staying in the bloc. The argument endures: While hard data now reveals an economic hit from Brexit, some publicly hail the impact of leaving the EU.