BRITAIN
New Brexit poll shows swing vote to remain in Europe
London — Britons would choose to stay in the EU if given the option, according to an opinion poll on Wednesday that showed a six-point swing away from Brexit and the highest support for EU membership in such a survey since the 2016 referendum. The author of the poll urged caution, however, saying the interview panel was skewed towards remain, and that some of the shift was among those who did not take part in the original Brexit referendum. In the June 23 2016 referendum, 17.4-million voters, or 51.9% of the votes cast, backed leaving the EU while 16.1-million voters, or 48.1% of votes cast, favoured staying. Many opinion polls were wrong about the result. The new polling showed 59% of voters would now vote to remain in the bloc, versus 41% who would opt to leave. The findings were published in an academic-led report on Wednesday by research bodies NatCen and The UK in a Changing Europe. That is the highest recorded support for "remain" in a series of five such surveys since the 201...
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