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Dover delays, the Brexit taboo and Stevenage Woman

Daily Politics from the New Statesman

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The Benefits of Brexit

Seven years on from the referendum when 52% voted to leave and 48% didn't. In 2017 and 2019, more people that voted remain turned out at the ballot box than those who voted leave. A lot of people voting in the referendum was like a one election. It was the only time they really wanted to come out and since then they stayed home. They are just not that as involved with the system anymore. Most Britons now indeed say yes but I always put a very large asterisk over that - you don't know who's going to be motivated out to vote when that referendum comes,. That's so interesting. So you're saying those people who are saying yes to rejoin in

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