Brexit is an 'unmitigated disaster' without 'one single benefit' and another EU referendum is 'necessary'

After the UK marked 5 years since leaving the EU, Mirror readers person slammed Brexit arsenic a 'betrayal' aft economical costs were 'played down considerably' and migration problems were 'overstated'

Following the 5th day of the UK's departure from the EU, Mirror readers person described Brexit arsenic an 'unmitigated disaster' without 'one azygous benefit' aft the economical costs were 'played down'.

Leaving the European Union has been proven to person made Brits' lives worse successful astatine slightest six ways. Airport and larboard queues person grown drastically, food prices person spiralled retired of power and tiny businesses person been forced to unopen down. It has besides go harder to enactment oregon survey successful the EU, music artists person been deed by a question of barriers and NHS jobs person been near successful chaos.

To people the 5th day of Brexit we asked Mirror readers - do you deliberation Brexit has been a failure? 14,084 radical responded to the poll, with the results overwhelmingly pointing towards Brexit being 'a disaster' for the country. 9,112 (65%) stated Brexit has failed, with the opposing 4,972 (35%) arguing that it hadn't failed.

The question - bash you consciousness amended disconnected since Brexit? - besides received a damning effect successful the poll, with 10,006 (72%) voting no, successful examination to conscionable 3,854 (28%) who voted yes.

We besides asked - should determination beryllium a 2nd referendum? 13,860 responded, with 8,123 (59%) arguing that the UK should beryllium fixed the accidental to ballot again, successful examination to 5,756 (41%) who said no, arsenic we've already voted out.

Similarly, erstwhile asked - would you similar to spot the UK rejoin the EU? 8,382 (60%) of respondents voted yes, arguing we should rejoin, whereas 5,556, voted no, stating we've near for good.

Finally, aft Rachel Reeves said the UK is 'absolutely happy' to look astatine joining a tariff-free trading scheme, we asked - bash you deliberation the UK should articulation the EU trading scheme? Voters erstwhile again overwhelmingly voted yes (70%), with lone 4,141 of 13,836 (30%) saying no, it would beryllium a atrocious idea.

There's inactive clip to instrumentality the canvass below. Results whitethorn alteration from those written above.

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What Mirror readers deliberation from Brexit is an 'unmitigated disaster' to different referendum is 'necessary'

In effect to the poll, readers shared their comments. Orient Geoff wrote: "Unmitigated disaster! Nothing we were promised has happened, particularly with regards to immigration, and it has outgo the state billions successful mislaid trade.

"That's earlier we woody with the upland of reddish portion radical person to spell done erstwhile importing oregon exporting goods, small of which existed erstwhile we were members of the EU. It surely wasn't cleanable but we should person dealt with that from within. not isolate ourselves connected the backmost of mendacious promises.”

Agreeing with the overwhelming anti-Brexit effect to the questions, Taeidy said: “Another EU referendum is indispensable and this clip the effect would beryllium different. UK system from astir the 4th strongest sliding down to a break-down system with nary accidental of recovery."

“Stop this madness and beg the EU to instrumentality america back. We learnt our acquisition and fto the young radical determine their future.”

Iron57 besides wrote: “I voted for Brexit and realise I got it severely wrong. I cannot sanction 1 azygous payment of Brexit, but I tin sanction plentifulness of negatives. Given the accusation we present have, I'd relish the accidental to reverse my mistake, and truthful would galore others successful my experience.”

Ralan said: “I deliberation we were betrayed by those who advocated for Brexit. Political sovereignty was a perfectly morganatic nonsubjective and we expected a outgo to bash that. However it present appears that the economical outgo was played down rather considerably and the migration problems were overstated.

"But that is not the betrayal. I recognize wherefore some, possibly a bulk would present ballot to rejoin the EU. However due to the fact that of the truly bully woody that Thatcher secured, we would not travel backmost with the aforesaid benefits arsenic we had. I judge that those who led the run were afloat alert of that and cognize that they person secured, for galore years to come, the aboriginal that they wanted (for their governmental benefit?) . Most of them are affluent capable to weather the economical disbenefits, dissimilar the bulk who supported them.”

Sassi besides explained however Brexit has affected their beingness personally: “I wanted america to stay successful Europe. Two of my children are Type 1 Diabetic since they were some 10 years old. No humalog insulin is made successful UK. Only France (Sanofi) and Denmark (Novonordisk). Never utilized US (Lilly) insulin. There person been proviso issues arsenic feared. We are a European state geographically and successful our DNA - we are not Little America.”

Opposing the presumption of those suggesting Brexit had been a failure, Matt5158 said: “Brexit was ever going to bring challenges, but calling it a "disaster" ignores the complexities of planetary events and the opportunities present available. The UK has regained power implicit its trade, laws, and borders—things galore voters saw arsenic crucial. While immoderate difficulties were predictable, truthful were the benefits of regulatory state and planetary commercialized deals.”

While Marnai besides agreed, writing: "Brexit has been a success, successful that we are present an autarkic country, we tin marque our ain decisions, and don't person to beryllium controlled by France and Germany. Because of Covid, Ukraine, etc., we person not been capable to instrumentality afloat vantage of it, though we person already made escaped commercialized deals with galore different countries.

“It tin lone get better, and was ne'er going to beryllium overnight anyway. We expected to person a tenable moving narration with the EU aft we left, but they person perpetually tried to punish america for leaving with restrictions, reddish portion etc.”

What bash you think? Do you hold with the readers' comments above? 5 years connected from Brexit, has leaving the EU has been a failure? Take our poll and have your accidental successful the comments below.