Britain Set to
Exit EU in 22 June
· Free Movement of Labour
under Attack, Barricades Come up on the Isles
The
campaign for Britain to leave the European Union led in a fifth opinion poll
published over the past 24 hours, showing Prime Minister David Cameron is
foundering in his efforts to persuade voters to reject a so-called Brexit. The pound fell to a two-month low.
The online survey of 2,497 adults carried in June 7-13
found 47 percent backing “Leave” and 40 percent for “Remain.” It comes after
four phone and online surveys released Monday by ICM, YouGov
Plc and ORB showed leads of between 1 point and 7 points.
Cameron has kept a low profile this week to allow the
opposition Labour Party to make a series of
interventions in an attempt to persuade their supporters, who are crucial to
the outcome, of the merits of continued EU membership.
Sterling declined against all but one of its 16 major
counterparts, dropping 1.1 percent to $1.4113 as of 4:38 p.m. in London, after
touching $1.4091, the lowest since April 14.
Both the S&P 500 Index and MSCI All-Country World
Index fell for a fourth day, the longest losing streaks since February.
Germany’s 10-year bond yields dropped below zero for the first time amid demand
for safe havens.
The government’s strategy to keep the U.K. in the
28-nation EU is under increasing strain in the final days before referendum, as
the “Leave” campaign’s focus on reducing immigration appears to resonate more
with voters than Cameron’s warnings of recession outside the bloc.
The EU currently funds such as university research and
farm subsidies, as well as cutting tax on fuel and increasing spending on the
National Health Service.
Labour
leader Jeremy Corbyn lined up with union leaders in
the left’s biggest show of unity in the campaign to call on working people to
vote against Brexit.
Google
has revealed how the UK are searching to vote for the upcoming EU referendum on
Thursday June 23rd. And in terms of search traffic, it is a landslide victory
for the Leave campaign.
The interactive map breaks down searches for Leave the
EU or Stay during the seven days between May 31st and June 7th 2016.
Only 11 county boroughs searched for more terms
associated with remaining in the UK on Google during the week-long window, with
the rest of the UK favouring searches around the
Leave campaign.
The research from Google comes hours after a YouGov survey gave Leave a staggering seven point lead over
Remain to put the UK in “striking distance” of a Brexit
vote.