Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the use in this Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 of Verona Pharma plc of our report dated March 2, 2017 relating to the financial statements, which appears in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Reading, United Kingdom
April 26, 2017
