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For any copyright, please send me a message. Students with pro-Brexit views have admitted to feeling unable to discuss politics in class because of pro-Remain views more likely to be dominant in a university setting. A new research paper by Policy Exchange has found only four in ten students who either voted for or support Brexit would be happy to talk about their political views with the rest of their class. Discussing the results of the research, Birbeck University Politics Professor Eric Kaufmann told Sky News: "There are two separate issues – one is the no-platforming of which there are actually relatively few incidents. "More than that is the wider chilled climate that can occur in an institution where you have a dominant view. "If there are roughly eight students who are Remainers for every one Brexiteer, it means, partly, it is very difficult in a classroom setting for a Brexiteer to speak up. "Fewer than four in ten Brexit-voting or supporting students said they would be comfortable raising their viewpoint in class compared to almost nine in ten Remainers being comfortable to express a Remain view." The research asked the views of 505 university undergraduates between November 1 and November 6, finding only 45 percent of students who back Brexit would be ok with discussing their viewpoint compared to 87 percent of pro-Remain students. Prof Kauffman suggested the inability of students to feel comfortable about their political views in an academic setting could make it difficult for students with different political outlooks to confront each other. He added: "I think that’s a negative because ultimately you want these two views to exchange for one person to understand the other side, to bring society together, to improve dialogue." The report said: "There is widespread concern that, instead of being places of robust debate and free discovery, Britain’s universities are being stifled by a culture of conformity. "While there is evidence of concern, however, our results show that, nonetheless, there is reason for optimism. For one, there is a noteworthy constituency of students who support free speech. " The Policy Exchange study found 52 percent of the participating student would want their institutions to "prioritise free speech" over the emotional safety of members of the student body. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is hoping to secure a majority at the upcoming general election on December 12 to ensure his withdrawal agreement is passed through the Commons and the first phase of Brexit is concluded. Mr Johnson on Thursday morning took to Twitter to further push his message to ‘get Brexit done’. He wrote: “Under my leadership, a majority Conservative government will get Brexit done, invest more money
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