95% say quit the EU

The staggering figure comes in the wake of Gordon Brown’s refusal to hold a referendum on the hated Lisbon Treaty - despite promising to at the last general election.

Nearly 10,000 furious readers voted in our poll after we decided to hand democracy back to the people – and gave you a chance to have your say on the way current EU works.

And angry voters all over the UK responded – desperate for the Prime Minister to listen to them and take back power from unelected Eurocrats in Brussels.

UK Independence Party Leader Nigel Farage said he was "delighted" with the Express.co.uk poll result.

He said: “Over the last few years we have seen how the EU are prepared to bypass the democratic will of the people by ignoring the results of referendums.

“Our own government was so scared of the result here that they refused to allow us to have a say on our future.

"It's clear that if we want to remain a sovereign nation then the only way is out: It's time we governed ourselves again."

With the European Union determined to forge ahead on the EU constitution – ignoring the views of Irish, French and Dutch voters – we also wanted to know WHY you thought what you did – and you had plenty to say.

One MyExpress member said: “Great Britain signed up to be a member of the Common Market, which was a good idea.

"We the public have never wanted to be subservient to any European State, indeed we have been fighting against this since 1066, long enough for the Government of the day to know the mind of its people.”

Many readers said the European issue – especially in the wake of the Lisbon Treaty debacle - would be crucial when they come to vote at the next general election.

Another furious MyExpress member said: “I will consider all parties’ policies at the next election and will vote for the one that has the most chance of getting us out of the EU.”

Another added: “In 1973 we joined the EEC to trade only. That was the original intention of the European community.

“We didn't join to give ourselves to be ruled by another nation and it's so annoying that an unelected Prime Minister has ratified the Lisbon treaty without consulting us.”

Others claimed the huge vote in our poll to leave the EU outright was a direct result of Gordon Brown’s refusal to give the public a say on the Lisbon Treaty – insisting the preferred option of the British public would be a single, European trade area.

“I don't foresee Brown giving the public a vote when he's broken his word on many other things in the past,” added one MyExpress member.

“I doubt highly that Brown will be allowed to by his masters in the EU.

“If he gave the public the opportunity to vote on the constitution then our voices would be shouting the same words as Ireland's public did. NO.”

The Labour Party was unavailable for comment.