“As we look at issues like the movement of illegal firearms across Europe, the sharing of criminal records, reducing the pull factors leading people to want to migrate into Europe, I am very clear that the United Kingdom can take a lead”, May said, listing numerous items on the agenda at Friday’s meeting.
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“We will introduce secondary legislation to extend the deadline for voter registration until midnight tomorrow”, Cabinet Office Minister Matt Hancock said in a statement on Wednesday.
“One reason why the integration process would be likely to falter is because the arguments we hear in Britain [by Brexit supporters] are also those heard in other parts of the European Union”, said Mr Steinmeier.
The German finance minister said it would be a “miracle” if withdrawal from the European Union had no negative economic consequences for the United Kingdom, and said he was already working with eurozone colleagues on preparations to limit the potential impact on the rest of Europe.
Around 132,000 of the 525,000 people who did successfully register on Tuesday were aged under 25, compared to around 13,000 from the 65- to 74-year-old age group. “Many people would rightfully ask whether we politicians still haven’t got the message”.
It was the biggest lead enjoyed by those wanting Britain to quit the 28-member bloc since the poll series started a year ago, The Independent said.
The referendum campaign has intensified long-held euroscepticism in Britain but a major survey on Tuesday showed it was not alone. No figure was given for how many of those surveyed were undecided.
She added: “Voters are exhausted of personality politics, and it’s driving them away from engaging with the referendum, with the public seeing it as a battle within parties and Westminster rather than the crucial decision for Britain’s future that it is”.
Seventy-eight percent of “leave” supporters said they would definitely vote, while only 66 percent of “remain” supporters said the same, according to the report.
He said it would be “a wake-up call and a warning not to continue with business as usual”.
A last-minute rush following a television debate on whether Britain should leave the European Union prompted the website to crash in the hours before the midnight deadline.
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However, a TNS survey of 1,008 Scottish voters found that in those circumstances, Scots would still not back independence, just as in the September 2014 referendum.
