Half of UK wants to rejoin EU and backing it could drive up Labour vote, megapoll finds

The Guardian reports that the poll by the Messina Group (TMG) found that renegotiating the UK's relationship with the EU could boost Labour's vote share by as much as seven points[1] if the prime minister offered a new referendum and campaigned to rejoin.The Independent reports that rejoining the EU was favoured by 49 per cent of 11,461 people polled by the Messina Group, compared to the 28.5 per cent against[2]. According to Brussels Morning, the sample was weighted by the result of the 2016 EU referendum.[3]According to the Guardian, 29.7% thought the UK had been right to leave the EU, while 52.4% said it had been wrong[4].The Guardian reports that some Labour MPs, especially those with constituencies that voted for Brexit, are nervous[1] that testing the idea could help Reform.According to the Independent, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage called the move a "very big political mistake"[2].Brussels Morning reports that those figures are survey-based modelling rather than an election forecast[3]. It also says that Burnham has indicated that another referendum is not imminent.[3]