Mr Gove’s intervention, in the Sunday Telegraph, urged voters to support democracy when they go to the polls on Thursday.
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The two latest polls – conducted for Good Morning Britain and Sunday Times – show a similar pattern to the Scottish referendum in 2014, which saw a last minute shift back to the status quo.
The Sunday Times urged voters to vote to leave the European Union as a way to press for deeper reform which might make the bloc more acceptable for Britain to actually remain in after a second referendum, an idea floated by “Out” campaigner Boris Johnson.
While the Mail on Sunday came out in support of “Remain”, the Sunday Times said it was backing the “Leave” campaign.
Campaigning has been halted for the third day following the murder of MK Jo Cox, but polls continue to report on the status of the upcoming June 23rd Brexit vote and the numbers are nearly tied. That poll was conducted between Tuesday and Friday.
However, it was only a week ago that an ICM poll saw team Leave charging ahead by six points.
She was shot and stabbed in the street in what police called a “targeted” daylight attack in her constituency.
He was remanded in custody until his next court appearance on Monday at England’s central criminal court, and a psychiatric report has been requested.
The murder, the first of a sitting British member of parliament since 1990, sent shockwaves around the world, drawing tributes from leaders including US President Barack Obama.
Voters from the United Kingdom who want their nation to leave the European Union are similar to Americans who would vote for Donald Trump as the next USA president, an investment strategist told a Dubai conference.
The Mail On Sunday warned it was “not the time to risk the peace and prosperity” of the UK.
The first opinion poll conducted since Thursday’s slaying shows 45% of those asked by a telephone poll of 1,001 adults on Friday and Saturday voting to stay in the European Union and 42% favoring a Brexit.
“Our deepest desires must somehow be moderated to suit the increasingly tough reality of a competitive world”, the tabloid said.
“Those who would have you believe in the plucky Little England of the past are selling a unsafe illusion”.
“The Leave campaign has articulated an ambitious vision for Britain as an independent nation, once again free to make its own decisions”, it said.
He reiterated views that a Brexit would damage the economy and diminish the UK’s influence on the global stage, leading the country down a path of divisiveness and intolerance.
“Or will we, instead, choose the tolerant, liberal Britain; a country that doesn’t blame its problems on other groups of people; one that doesn’t pine for the past, but looks to the future with hope, optimism and confidence?”
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“Yes, we must be prepared for a bumpy ride, but we should hold our nerve”. “I’m speaking for a lot of people here – we’ve been inundated, and they’ve changed the face of the town, not for the better”.
