Four out of five voters who believe Brexit was a failure blame Boris Johnson

Almost two thirds of Britons believe this Brexit Used to be a failure – and they are mainly to blame boris johnsonA survey has revealed this.

Despite slogans being plastered on Leave campaign buses it was claimed that £350 million was being sent to the EU each week, Most also believe Britain’s exit has failed Because of the loss it has caused to the economy.

The new figures, part of a major report to be unveiled on Friday, come just days after Rachel Reeves warned Brexit had even greater impact economy Much as critics had predicted.

Ministers have blamed the country’s dire financial situation for the decision to leave the EUBecause the Chancellor is preparing a Budget later this month it is widely predicted that she will either have to raise taxes or break her fiscal rules.

Of the 62 per cent who say Brexit has failed, 8 in 10 (80 per cent) place the blame on Boris Johnson, who was a high-profile Leave campaigner before becoming prime minister. In 2019, he won a landslide majority in the snap general election to “get Brexit done”.

Only 7 in 10 (69 percent) said they held Nigel Farage responsible.

Of the almost two-thirds who say Brexit has failed, 57 per cent point to the damage it has done to the economy, the survey of 4,368 adults by YouGov, commissioned by Best for Britain, showed.

Naomi Smith, chief executive of Best for Britain, said: “Politics are finally catching up with both public opinion and economic reality. No serious person still argues that Brexit has been anything other than an abject failure – driving up prices for consumers and increasing bureaucratic costs for businesses.

“The chancellor It has taken the important first step in acknowledging the scale of the damage, and the Government must now follow through on its accurate assessments to make progress in the areas of EU-UK cooperation set out in May to reduce domestic costs and pave the way for meaningful economic growth.

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has given this warning Brexit There will be a negative impact on UK economic growth “for the foreseeable future”, highlighting a decline in the UK’s potential growth rate from 2.5 per cent to 1.5 per cent over the past 15 years.

vote leave The campaign notoriously claims that Brexit This would mean £350 million per week NHS,