Last week's poll: What direction is Brexit heading?

In a Brexit poll we conducted in mid-December, respondents felt that remaining in the EU was the most likely outcome, closely followed by 'no deal'. But as the clock ticks ever closer to 11pm on March 29th - and with no realistic deal in sight - those results have been flipped on their head. Engineer readers now believe that leaving the EU with 'no deal' is the most likely outcome, garnering 38 per cent of the vote. Just over a third (34 per cent) feel that the UK will remain in the EU, with around a quarter (24 per cent) feeling Theresa May will get some form of deal agreed by both sides. Only 4 per cent backed the 'none of the above' option.

As we write, the prime minister is en route to Northern Ireland in an attempt to ease fears of a return to a hard border there. But if the UK leaves the customs union and single market, it is difficult to see how a hard border can be avoided. Indeed, Theresa May herself said as much when she visited County Down as home secretary just before the referendum in June 2016.