refnation
Should the UK rejoin the European Union?
TrackerForeign PolicyEnded 2 Nov

Should the UK rejoin the European Union?

Yes 53%No 47%2,120 votes cast

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The UK is not an EU member: it left in January 2020 and is outside the single market and customs union, linked to the EU by the 2020 trade agreement. Rejoining would need a formal application and unanimous approval from all EU member states. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said in late September 2026 that rejoining is an option, though he said a referendum is not right now. A UK-EU summit is planned for 20 November 2026 to finalise food, carbon market and youth scheme deals. A new Ipsos poll found 56% would vote to rejoin and 30% to stay out.

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Yes won narrowly, but it left behind one argument while the No side wrote at length. The sole Yes voter, whose case carried a ★, took aim at an opponents' claim: “Not sure why a bunch of people are lying and saying we would have to join the Euro too.” Nothing else came from the winning side.

The No case was broad, and its top-rated arguments were joint: one looked ahead, saying “for the next decade or so the Brexit referendum should stand”, while the other was a flat four words, “It’s still a dictatorship”. Around them ran the democratic-mandate theme: “Democracy works by abiding by voters choices.” Others pointed to Poland, with one citing “the over reach of the EU into sovereign states’ affairs”.

The Euro rebuttal did meet resistance on the other side. One No voter warned “We’d have to sign up to Schengen and the Euro without a rebate”, and another said rejoining on the old terms was impossible. The Yes voter's point was therefore contested directly, even though no one Yes voter replied to the cost or Poland claims.

The most striking No voices were reluctant ones. One wrote “I didn’t vote for Brexit, and I think we’d have been better off now”, yet still held that “we had a vote on it and I lost”. Another called Brexit “a mess” but kept the referendum standing.

The sharpest argument in the debate was less about Brussels than about whether a past vote can be reopened.

“Not sure why a bunch of people are lying and saying we would have to join the Euro too. Many EU countries happily never adopt the ERM and so never have to actually adopt the Euro even if theoretically they are supposed to "eventually".”

YES case · BobzBlobz · 6 respects

“Possibly a future generation might decide after a referendum, but for the next decade or so the Brexit referendum should stand and we should remain independent. Instead the government should focus on actually improving trade and growth, and properly controlling our borders.”

NO case · Bearcage · 12 respects

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% voting yes, by leaning

95% yes among H. Left voters, 98 of them
95% yes among Left voters, 241 of them
89% yes among C. Left voters, 215 of them
60% yes among Centre voters, 312 of them
26% yes among C. Right voters, 312 of them
4% yes among Right voters, 754 of them
0% yes among H. Right voters, 202 of them
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refnation referendum, closed 1 November 2026: “Should the UK rejoin the European Union?” — Yes 53%, weighted by political leaning (2,120 votes).

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Octig· 277
The Civic Traditionalist
Voted noC. Right lean

It's still a dictatorship

Bearcage· 416
The Frugal Realist
Voted noRight lean

Possibly a future generation might decide after a referendum, but for the next decade or so the Brexit referendum should stand and we should remain independent. Instead the government should focus on actually improving trade and growth, and properly controlling our borders. Edited

DavidSandilands· 726
The Union Pragmatist
Voted noC. Right lean

There is no such thing as rejoin that would imply what we had before. The EURO would be terrible by itself, freedom of movement still provides little benefit for working class Brits as it floods the market and drags conditions down and the contributions we would be expected to pay would be far tooi much. All while the growth figures for EU countries are no better than ours. The cost of change would again be high for little benefit

FairVoice55· 317
The Stalwart
Voted noC. Right lean

No. No. No. No. Dear god, the answer is, and always will be NO. As stated before though, we WILL, inevitably, rejoin The EU State. It will be part of some backdoor, underhand, quadi-"democratic" stitch up, but we WILL be forced back in. Its just the way The EU State does these things!😡

wilbur79· 95
The Generalist
Voted noRight lean

Absolutely not !All we need is a decent pro UK ,pro Brexit govt to take advantage of the benefits that Brexit has to offer

VV0V4· 32
The Uncompromising Conservative
Voted noH. Right lean

We left the EU for a reason, and that reason did not change. In fact, it only got worse and it is easier to sort the country first without the EU being in the way.

lewism· 1.2k
The Centre-Right Gatekeeper
Voted noRight lean

No, we need negative immigration, not more. The betrayal from Boris and Co needs undoing. Looking to the EU to solve our problems is foolish. Edited

Spocky· 235
The Orderly Traditionalist
Voted noRight lean

Absolutely not! I voted to leave in a referendum that was the largest democratic vote in British history and won by over a million votes. The fact that the EU-loving Government and civil service could not negotiate a better deal or take advantage of its opportunities means we need to change the establishment, not cede our sovereignty back to Brussels.

CivilVoice20· 212
The Grid-and-Road Traditionalist
Voted noRight lean

It’s an undemocratic cabal that costs £billions. I want a country that puts its own citizens first.

AengusMcMahon· 63
The Centre-Right Crosscurrent
Voted noRight lean

When France grasps its deficit issues and if we do not have to join the EUR we should go go back in. Right now the price is too high for any benefit we would get.