Brexit and what has changed in the South in the last eight years

Just over eight years ago, voters across the United Kingdom were preparing to make a seismic decision about its membership of the European Union .invites you to tell the BBC what you want us to focus on and explore during the general election campaign.It comes as a YouGov Poll has found 15% of people think the benefits of Brexit have outweighed the negatives.

When asked about candidates talking about Europe in their manifestos ahead of next month's general election, he added: "I think they're all frightened to pick the wrong one. They don't know what they’re doing. I'm very disappointed with our political masters at the moment, I think we've had a terrible few years."Not everyone used their vote back in 2016, including Samuel Ouyewusi, who is 28 and works in Oxford.

She was too young to vote in the referendum and said leaving the EU has made her life more difficult. " was so close and I think a lot of young people, if they could have voted, would have probably tipped it the other way. As you get older the more you realise it's taken away from you."In Gosport, 63% of people voted to leave the EU back in 2016. It was one of the areas in the South with the highest numbers in favour.Steve Smith is an army veteran living in Gosport and voted to leave.

Dr Jon Wheatley, a senior lecturer in comparative politics at Oxford Brookes University, said: "One consideration is there's a fear of reopening that can of worms and the divisions that Brexit caused, perhaps. The Liberal Democrats have said it would seek to rejoin the single market and agree partnerships with EU agencies, with a longer term objective being to rejoin the EU.

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