A Brexit Youthquake

HEPI Number:
Policy Note 4
Author:
Jane Mackey, YouthSight Research Manager, and Nick Hillman, HEPI Director
Published:
Executive Summaries:
A Brexit Youthquake (PDF)
The full data (Excel) (XLSX)

In A Brexit Youthquake?, HEPI and Youthsight report on the results of a new poll on of students on their current political views, voting intentions and opinions about Brexit.

Key points:

  • Most students (62%) want a second referendum on the nal Brexit deal
  • Support for Labour among students has grown since the Election and now stands at 68%
  • Most Labour-supporting students (55%) think the Labour Party backs Remain
  • Most Labour-supporting students (58%) think Jeremy Corbyn backs Remain
  • If Labour overtly backed Brexit, 21% of their student supporters would be less likely to vote at all
  • If Labour overtly backed Brexit, 42% of their student supporters would be less likely to vote Labour

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