However, if phone polls published later this week were to give leads to Leave too, then this would be hugely significant for two reasons.
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UKIP has long-called for the United Kingdom to leave the 28-strong union and the party’s councillor for Hulton ward, Diane Parkinson, said: “By leaving the European Union we are accelerating the inevitable and others will follow”.
Johnson, one of the most high profile Leave campaigners, will say that British taxpayers will be hit by a £20bn black hole in case they decide to vote remain.
“They are perpetuating an economic con-trick on the British people, and we’re calling time on it”. Factoring in the 9% “don’t know” responses, that equates to 53% in favor of a Brexit and 47% opposed, the research firm said.
The German Trade Union Federation (DGB) estimates up to 4 million people in the United Kingdom could lose their jobs in the event of a Brexit.
Speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, former Mayor of London Boris Johnson said uncontrolled mass immigration caused by the EU’s free movement policies means that Britain could “grow the size of a city like Newcastle every year” to “70 or perhaps 80 million”.
Because of this, pro-Remain MPs from across the House of Commons are supposedly considering using their house majority to vote for Britain to stay in European single market, even if there is a Brexit.
The pound fell to 79.05 pence against the euro in Asian trading – its lowest level in three and a half weeks – and stood at around 78.54 pence against the euro at around 1600 GMT.
Craig Erlam, senior market analyst at Oanda, warned more currency volatility is likely over the coming weeks.
Several of the biggest trade unions in Britain urged members to vote to stay in the EU.
Economic forecasters, including the International Monetary Fund, the OECD and the Bank of England, have argued that a vote by Britain to leave the European Union would wreak havoc in financial markets, and have unprecedented effects on growth in the United Kingdom, with added ramifications for Europe.
A Downing Street source dismissed the allegations of a potential stall to Brexit negotiations and said “we will respect the outcome of the referendum”.
Tonight, David Cameron and Nigel Farage will take part in a “debate” on the European Union referendum on ITV. “Parliament may say “Well, we feel more comfortable supporting the Norway model because at least that won’t destroy the entire British economy”.
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It quoted bankers as saying the guidance was to say “there would be no immediate impact, with the aim of reassuring customers and preventing them from panicking”.
