London, July 2 (RHC)-- Some of the British voters who opted for leaving the European Union (EU) in the last week’s referendum regret their choice now, a new research has found.

According to the Opinium survey, at least 7 percent (1.2 million), of the anti-EU voters say they would vote for Remain if they get another chance, almost removing the margin that materialized Brexit.

In the June 23 referendum, some 52 percent (17.4 million) of British voters opted to leave the EU, while roughly 48 (16.14 million) percent of people voted to stay in the union.  The research also found that three percent of the Remain voters also were unhappy with their choice.

Interestingly, half of all the participants in the poll thought Britain’s economy and its position in the world has taken a hit after the vote, while 1 in 10 said that the separation from the 28-member bloc were not going to happen at all.

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, has also said that a second Brexit referendum should not be ruled out in the process of redefining the country’s relationship with the EU.  On the economic side, the UK has faced severe problems after the vote.  In recent days, sterling has plunged to a 31-year low against the US dollar while stock markets have slipped.

Two top credit ratings agencies have downgraded the UK’s rating in the wake of its decision to leave the union.  And a number of major companies, including telecom giant Vodafone and commercial airliner easyJet, have also raised the prospect of moving their headquarters out of Britain following the decision.

Brexit has also deteriorated the UK’s crime rate. The UK’s National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) says it has registered a staggering 500-percent increase in hate crime incidents, with over 330 cases compared to the weekly average of 63.