Verona Pharma (VRNA) F-1 Registration statement (foreign)

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form F-1 of Verona Pharma Plc of our report dated February 27, 2020 relating to the financial statements, which appears in Verona Pharma Plc's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Reading, United Kingdom
August 17, 2020