Meanwhile, Brexit: second thoughts take voters where parties won’t follow

Even leavers might be changing their minds, but there’s little incentive for the opposition to revisit the issue, say analysts

While Brexit may have been chased out of the headlines in recent months by the cost of living crisis and the chaos in Westminster, the tectonic plates of public opinion on this deeply divisive issue have been quietly shifting.

The opposition parties have shied away from blaming Brexit for the UK’s woes, but voters’ scepticism about the project has increased through the past 18 months, as the economic outlook has darkened.