terça-feira, 15 de dezembro de 2015

Half of British voters want to leave EU


Half of British voters want to leave EU

Result comes as Cameron meets EU leaders to discuss reform plans.

By CYNTHIA KROET 12/15/15, 9:51 AM CET Updated 12/15/15, 9:56 AM CET

British voters are evenly split over the U.K. leaving the European Union, a new poll has found.

The survey by ICM for the Vote Leave campaign questioned 2,053 people between December 11 and 13 and found that when “Don’t Knows” are excluded, 50 percent of voters supported remaining in the EU and 50 percent opposed it.

The poll also asked people to imagine that the rules covering free movement of people remain unchanged after U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron’s renegotiation and in this scenario support for Brexit rose to 53 percent.

Cameron travels to Brussels this week for a meeting with EU leaders at which he will discuss his proposals for reforms.

Britain copes with great skepticism on EU issues, which prompting the referendum question

A British referendum on EU membership is due before the end of 2017. The EU referendum bill passed through the House of Lords on Monday, which suggests that Cameron could hold his vote in June 2016.

In previous ICM polls the number of voters who favor a Brexit had trailed the number who want to remain. A November survey by ORB International shows 52 percent in favor of leaving the EU.

ICM also suggests that people supporting a Brexit might be more likely to vote in the referendum than those who want to stay in the EU.

Authors:


Cynthia Kroet  

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