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In or out? UK votes in historic referendum on EU membership
Voters headed to the polls Thursday in a historic referendum on the United Kingdom's future membership in the European Union. A record number of people — almost 46.5 million — are registered to take part in the once-in-a generation vote. The registered voters include Britons from England, Wales, Scotland,...
EU referendum: Final push for votes on last day of campaign
Politicians are making their final pitch for votes on the last day of campaigning before the EU referendum. David Cameron, Jeremy Corbyn and Tim Farron are addressing rallies arguing the UK will be better off and safer with a Remain vote in Thursday's poll. Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage are appealing to their own Leave...
EU referendum: Five key moments from the Great Debate
The final live debate of the UK's EU referendum campaign took place at Wembley Arena on Tuesday night. Here are five of the key moments from the BBC showdown. Representing Leave, Boris Johnson, Labour MP Gisela Stuart and energy minister Andrea Leadsom went head-to-head with London Mayor Sadiq Khan, Scottish Conservative...
EU referendum polls latest: Majority of voters want Brexit despite shift in Remain support
A MAJORITY of voters want Britain to quit the EU in two days time despite signs of a shift in public opinion towards remaining in the bloc, a new poll has shown. The YouGov survey for The Times, excluding undecided voters, reveals 51 per cent will vote to Leave the EU on Thursday with 49 per cent saying they will vote to...
David Cameron EU Question Time: PM attacks ‘untrue’ Leave claims
David Cameron has urged people not to vote in the EU referendum on the basis of what he said were "completely untrue" claims from the Leave campaign. The PM dismissed warnings over an EU army, the prospects of Turkey joining and the cost of the UK's membership. In a special edition of Question Time, he said the UK...
Could British EU Exit Be Watershed for Global Economy?
A British exit from the European Union could cause global market swings for a while. But that would soon pass. If we're lucky, that is. Much darker scenarios for the global economy are also being discussed by economists as they try to gauge the risks of Thursday's referendum for the wider world. While economists say a...
IMF says EU exit ‘largest near-term risk’ to British economy
A UK exit from the European Union could mean the UK misses out on up to 5.6% of GDP growth by 2019, the IMF has warned. Brexit is the "largest near-term risk" to the UK economy, the IMF said in its annual UK economic outlook. It added that the net economic effects would probably be "negative and...
EU referendum: Osborne warns of Brexit budget cuts
George Osborne says he will have to slash public spending and increase taxes in an emergency Budget to tackle a £30bn "black hole" if the UK votes to leave the European Union. The chancellor will say this could include raising income and inheritance taxes and cutting the NHS budget. But 57 Tory MPs have said his...
But will it be a photo finish? Racegoers arrive at Royal Ascot in EU referendum outfits
THESE two racegoers turned heads at Royal Ascot as they arrived in outfits inspired by the upcoming EU referendum. Stunning Holly Peers, 29, wore a 'Remain' hat featuring an Eiffel Tower, Brandenburg Gate and flags of European countries. Her pal India Reynolds, 25, wearing a figure-hugging Union Jack dress, favoured a...
Labour’s Lord Owen: Quit the EU and spend the extra MILLIONS on Nato defences
A SENIOR Labour Lord has warned that Britain's continued membership of the European Union (EU) is harming Nato's ability to defend the UK from Russian aggression. Former foreign secretary and founder of the SDP David Owen claimed diplomats in Brussels were involved in a "soft shoe shuffle…to diminish Nato and...
EU referendum: Cameron issues Brexit pensions warning
David Cameron has said the government might not be able to protect spending on pensions, the NHS and defence in the long term if the UK leaves the EU. The prime minister said Brexit could cause a "black hole" in the public finances and threaten the "triple lock" guaranteeing state pension increases. He told...
EU SUPERSTATE (step 1): Fury over plans for European-wide ‘tax harmonisation’
PROPOSALS to introduce a European Union-wide tax system has infuriated British taxpayers — who fear the move is yet another flagrant step in Brussels’ attempt to build a Euro-superstate. The controversial system, which is described in EU documents as the “harmonisation of European taxation”, was put...