Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Verona Pharma plc of our report dated March 3, 2022 relating to the financial statements, which appears in Verona Pharma plc’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

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