Over half of voters would back remain if Brexit referendum held again
Now, 52% of people would vote to remain if given the option.
And, just under half of respondents (49%) thought there should be a referendum on rejoining the EU in the next five years.
More than a third, 37%, were opposed to having another vote on the issue.
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We previously told how a poll of six major European nations has found that voters in the EU would overwhelmingly support bringing an independent Scotland into the bloc.
The think tank surveyed 2113 people between July 22 and 24.
The only groups where a majority would still vote to leave the EU were those who voted for the Conservatives at the last election (52%) and Reform UK voters (68%).
The poll also revealed that Nigel Farage's policy to remove the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which he said would be the first thing he would do if he became prime minister, is not popular with voters.
Around 58% said the UK should remain a member of the convention, an increase of eight points in support since June.
That month, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch started a review of the UK's membership of the treaty.
Only 28% of UK voters support leaving the ECHR, with highest support for leaving amongst Reform voters (68%). Those who had concerns about crime (41%), asylum (64%) and migration (55%), were also more likely to support leaving the treaty, polling suggested.
It also revealed that the most positively viewed world leader by voters in the UK is Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with a net approval of 39%. Followed by French president Emmanuel Macron (14%) and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen (10%).
Vladimir Putin was the most unpopular (-64%), followed by Benjamin Netanyahu (-37%) and Donald Trump (-35%).
And, public opinion was evenly split on whether Starmer had been too friendly with Trump or struck the right balance, both 38%.
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