Downing Street denies that Brexit is under threat, despite European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s suggestion that the next generation could put Britain on the path to readmission to the European Union, DPA reports. Agerpres. It comes in the context of a poll published on Wednesday that shows a majority of Britons support reintegration into the European Union’s single market, even if it means restoring the free movement of workers from the European bloc.

At an event organized in Brussels, von der Leyen said the “direction of movement” was clear and suggested that the younger generation could “correct” the mistake of Britain leaving the EU.

Asked if Prime Minister Rishi Sunak agreed with the statement, a spokeswoman for 10 Downing Street said: “No. Thanks to our Brexit freedoms, we are now looking at how to strengthen our migration system.”

“Thanks to our Brexit freedoms, we are ensuring that patients in the UK will have faster access to medicines and better animal welfare. We are very focused on that,” added a representative of the executive in London.

When asked if Brexit was in danger, she said no.

The appointment of former Prime Minister David Cameron as Britain’s foreign secretary and his call for his country to be a “friend, neighbor and best partner” of the European Union has raised concerns among Brexit supporters.

The head of British diplomacy held a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday with Maros Šefčovič, the executive vice-president of the European Commission, who deals with Brexit issues at the EU executive level.

The poll shows that the majority of Britons support a return to the EU single market

A majority of Britons support reintegration into the European Union’s single market, even if it means restoring the free movement of labor within the European bloc, according to a poll published on Wednesday.

Wednesday’s survey comes less than a week after figures showed annual net migration to the UK hit a record high of 606,000 last year – more than double the year before the Brexit vote.

This comes in the context of immigration restrictions being the main reason why Britons voted to leave the European Union in 2016.

A YouGov poll found that 57% of Britons would now support joining the single market, even if it meant restoring the free movement of people.