oh dear you are struggling with a severe comprehension deficit.More than 50% of the population is not a few last time I did maths.
Mind you, it was a few decades ago...
and a short memory
in 2016 the arguments around brexit were about leaving the EU with a deal, but Johnson had to get the rabid brexers away from Farage so we now have a hard brexit.
I guess that is a bit troublesome for you, please let me know if you need it explaining in more simple terms