Britons Prefer 2nd Brexit Referendum To No-Deal Outcome By 54 To 46% - Poll

As many as 54 percent of UK people see a second Brexit referendum as a more preferred option than a no-deal outcome, with 46 percent thinking otherwise, a YouGov poll showed on Friday

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 01st March, 2019) As many as 54 percent of UK people see a second Brexit referendum as a more preferred option than a no-deal outcome, with 46 percent thinking otherwise, a YouGov poll showed on Friday.

It is noteworthy that a second referendum outcome also wins, albeit with just a 2-percent lead in a 51-49 split, when respondents are offered to choose between backing the government-promoted Brexit deal and having another referendum.

When confronted with a choice between a deal and a no-deal scenario, 60 percent of respondents predictably prefer a negotiated outcome, with the rest of 40 percent agreeing to see the country walk out of the union without an agreement.

The poll was conducted on February 27-28 among a representative sample of 1,817 UK adults.

Calls for a second Brexit referendum have been mounting after the withdrawal deal, negotiated by the UK government and the European Union, suffered a crushing defeat in the House of Commons in January.

With less than a month left before the Brexit deadline, the UK government has still been seeking to renegotiate the deal with Brussels to win parliamentary support.

Meanwhile, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said earlier in the week that he was willing to support the cause for a second public vote "to prevent a damaging Tory Brexit being forced on the country." Previously, Corbyn has called for "a permanent and comprehensive customs union with the bloc" in the post-Brexit period and "close alignment with the single market underpinned by shared institutions and obligations."

The United Kingdom is set to leave the European Union on March 29. On Wednesday, the UK parliament agreed to have another vote on the terms of Brexit by mid-March, with an option to delay the exit if both the new deal and a no-deal scenario are rejected.