Two polls give boost to 'Remain' camp in UK
Two opinion polls have given a boost to the “Remain” campaign in the UK just three days before Britain votes on whether to remain a member of the European Union.
The polls published Saturday will help British Prime Minister David Cameron in his battle against Brexit ahead of Thursday’s referendum.
The “In” camp also gained momentum as the leading right-leaning paper Daily Mail called on its readers Sunday to vote to remain in the EU.
“We are now in the final week of the referendum campaign and the swing back towards the status quo appears to be in full force," Anthony Wells, a director with polling firm YouGov, said.
According to the YouGov poll for the Sunday Times newspaper, anti-Brexit support had gained a narrow 44-43 percent lead over the "Out" campaign.
The survey is the result of interviews conducted on Thursday and Friday, but the Times said the shift did not reflect the murder of a British MP on Thursday that led to the suspension of referendum campaigning.
Instead, it was more a reflection of growing concerns among Britons about the economic impact of Brexit, the paper maintained.
Another YouGov poll, which was released on Saturday, but was based on interviews carried out a little earlier in the week - on Wednesday and Thursday - showed that the lead of the "Out" campaign was narrowing to two points.
According to a third poll conducted by the Survation firm for the Observer newspaper and released on Saturday, the "In" campaign gained a three-point lead, reversing a lead for "Out" in a similar poll published on Thursday.
However, a fourth poll conducted by Opinium for the Observer, showed the two camps were being very close, with 44 percent support for each.
On Saturday, about 27,000 people signed a petition on the Parliament website, asking the British government to call off the vote.
The call came as campaigning for the referendum was suspended by both sides following the murder of 41-year-old Jo Cox who was part of the Remain camp.
Cox was shot and stabbed outside a library in Birstall in northern England on Thursday.
Her attacker is reported to have shouted "put Britain first" at least twice. A 52-year-old man, named locally as Tommy Mair, has been arrested.
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