An overwhelming majority of Brits now want to quit the EU amid frustration at David Cameron’s “pathetic” deal with Brussels, The Express quoted a survey as saying on Friday.

By last night, of the 68,777 who took part in an exclusive online poll, 92 per cent voted to leave.

In a separate telephone poll yesterday, 99 per cent of readers said they did not trust the Prime Minister’s deal.

The poll results came as it was revealed that the number of people claiming asylum in Britain rose by almost 50 per cent last summer as the EU failed to get to grips with the global migration crisis.

The Home Office figures will only add to the growing sense of unease shared by millions of voters that Britain can no longer control its own affairs.

It follows disappointment at Cameron’s attempts to renegotiate Britain’s relationship with the EU – a deal which will see migrants still paid benefits, no return of control of our borders and no guarantee that Parliament will regain its sovereignty.

The deal could yet be rejected at the European Council summit later this month after it emerged last night that none of his fellow EU leaders are happy with the draft agreement.

Cameron will face a two-week battle to win support for his reforms. A Downing Street spokesman said there was “still hard work ahead”.

The poll results reveal the growing resentment at EU meddling in Britain’s affairs and a seemingly unstoppable surge in support for the country to be unshackled from Brussels’ bureaucratic rule.

Source: MENA