Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituents think Brexit was a mistake – with local MP Drew Hendry branding it a "total disaster"
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Nearly two-thirds of people in the Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey parliamentary constituency believe Brexit was a mistake.
A poll carried out by Focaldata on behalf of UnHerdBritain found that 60 per cent of people resident in the area agreed that the UK was wrong to leave the European Union, along with every other Scottish constituency.
In 2016, during the UK referendum on EU membership, every local authority in Scotland voted to remain, with 62 per cent of Scots backing continued.
Recent polls have suggested the figure is now as high as 72 per cent.
Local MP Drew Hendry, claiming independence for Scotland was the quickest way to rejoin the EU, said he agreed with a majority of his constituents in a scathing assessment of the damage he said Brexit had done.
Mr Hendry said: “People in the Highlands, and indeed in Scotland as a whole, voted overwhelmingly to remain in 2016.
“That result should have been respected.
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“Instead, we’ve been dragged out against our will and forced to endure the economic hardship that’s come with it.
“The Highlands alone has lost £96.5 million in export value since leaving the single market.
“Brexit has been a total disaster for our communities, decimating industries, exacerbating the Tory-made cost of living crisis and allowing Westminster to ride roughshod over Holyrood with blatant power grabs.
“Three years in, and the UK has nothing to show for it but a declining economy and falling reputation abroad.
“The consequences of this are very real, I see them every time I’m out and about speaking with business owners in the area.
“People in the Highlands deserve better with a return to the EU that only the full powers of independence can deliver.”
The full survey cane be found here
