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Fewer than half of Brits want a public vote on the final Brexit deal, according to new research.
OnePoll surveyed the public’s attitude towards leaving the EU ahead of this weekend’s ‘Put It To The People’ march in London.
The study found only 43 per cent wanted a vote on a final deal, with as few as 40 per cent calling for a second referendum.
However, they’re expecting a big turnout in Parliament Square on Saturday,
Almost half (45 per cent) of the 2,000 adults polled this week think the 'Put It To The People' march will attract more than the estimated 700,000 who attended a similar event in October.
But just four per cent of those questioned think marches are "very effective" in causing change, with one-in-five saying they're not effective at all. Around one-quarter think they are “somewhat effective”.
The march takes place just six days before Britain's proposed date to leave the European Union.
It will start in Park Lane and end up in Parliament Square with high-profile MPs including Sir Vince Cable, Anna Soubry, David Lammy and Caroline Lucas expected to attend.
The protest follows a disastrous attempt to leave the EU in an orderly fashion with politicians failing to agree on a route out.
On Wednesday evening, the Prime Minister announced she had written to the EU to formally ask for Brexit to be postponed until the end of June while also making a desperate plea to MPs to get her deal across the line.
And those surveyed by OnePoll have given a damning verdict on the handling of Brexit by the UK government and the EU.
Theresa May's team was given an average rating of just 1.71 out of five while the EU scored a moderately better 2.17 out of five.
But despite the situation, Leave voters remain upbeat about the future.
They feel leaving the EU will have a positive effect on economy, wider society, the NHS and UK trade and industry - giving each category a score of either 3.4 or 3.5 out of five.
The study found a large number of Brits on either side of the in-out referendum were suffering from a bout of voter’s remorse.
If there was another referendum held today, ten per cent of Leave voters would vote the other way, while six per cent of previously Remain supporters would reverse their decision.
Of those who didn't vote in 2016, 21 per cent would vote to Leave while 41 per cent would have voted to remain.
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