The U.K. is a “bellwether”. The continent also has its share of xenophobes and euroskeptics. Sixty-one percent of French voters hold a dim view of the EU and 53% would like to have a Frexit referendum. The Swedes and Danes are not happy either.
This us vs. them scenario is possibly the utter downfall of the EU. On the other hand, the whole of Brexit was a political ploy that nobody expected to pass, kind of akin to a dog catching a car it was chasing. That seems to be about where it stands at the moment.