Majority of voters still oppose Britain joining the euro - 10 years after it was introduced

Three out of four Britons remain opposed to joining the euro, a poll has revealed.

Around 71 per cent said they are against ditching the pound to sign up to the European single currency, which was introduced ten years ago. The ICM survey for BBC Radio 4's World At One programme found just 23 per cent would say yes to the currency if it were put to a referendum. The research comes at a time when the value of sterling has plummeted against the euro.

And yesterday Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague told the Daily Mail that the Tories would never take Britain into the euro. He said: 'Giving up our currency would mean we would lose a vital tool for trying to run the British economy in the interests of the people of Britain - and that means an unacceptable loss of the independence of this country.'

Despite the euro climbing to a record high of 98p against the pound this week, the survey also revealed the rise has done little to improve the currency's image in the eyes of ordinary voters. (Source: Daily Mail)