New EU referendum could take place within next 16 years, poling guru John Curtice says [Video]

Shifting generational attitudes towards the EU could result in another referendum on British membership by the year 2040, polling expert professor John Curtice has predicted.

Prof Curtice said the timescale would depend on “uncertain politics” and how a potential future Labour government approaches relations with the EU.

He suggested the nation’s feelings toward the 27-member bloc would change as younger people in the UK become eligible to vote while older citizens, who voted overwhelmingly for Brexit, drop off the electoral register.

“If you look so far at what’s happened to attitudes, and if you look at the age profile of attitudes towards Brexit, you can see why”, Prof Curtice told a UK in a Chaging Europe event on Wednesday.

“A lot will also happen about …