Iceland EU referendum: The vote on Europe that could be decided by fish
The fishing industry might now answer to Brussels In Iceland, inside a waterfront factory, workers in hairnets and blue overalls sort freshly caught cod and haddock while machines turn them into fillets, most of them bound for Europe. However, Pétur Pálsson, who runs the Vísir fishing company, does not want the European Union anywhere near […]
1 week ago
More than 80 per cent of 16 to 24-year-olds would vote to rejoin the EU, poll shows
The age group who were unable to vote in the Brexit referendum overwhelmingly want to rejoin the EU A new poll has shown that more than 80 per cent of 16 to 24-year-olds would vote to rejoin the European Union if there was another referendum. The poll, which was conducted by Savanta for the Peston […]
6 months ago
Half of Brits believe there should be another EU referendum in the next five years
Only 29% of Brits would vote to leave the EU now, compared to 52% back in June 2016. A poll of more than 2,000 people shows that 29% of Brits would vote to leave the EU if the Brexit vote were repeated, compared to 52% in the referendum back in June 2016. The results show […]
1 year ago
Piers Morgan says it’s ‘time to admit Brexit has been a disaster’ and calls for second referendum
The TV host has previously said he was ‘incensed by the failure to honour the result of the referendum’ Piers Morgan has labelled Brexit a “disaster” and called for another referendum on whether or not the UK should be part of the European Union. The Talk TV host was responding to a poll from YouGov […]
4 years ago
Switzerland overturns national referendum on basis voters were poorly informed
Switzerland has overturned a national referendum due to ‘incomplete detail’ and ‘lack of transparency’ A country that isn’t Britain, as in, the country is Switzerland, unfortunately, has overturned a national referendum because its voters were poorly informed. Its the first time in the country’s modern history that Switzerland has overturned a national referendum, of some […]
8 years ago
Voters want to remain in EU by 12-point margin according to new poll
Opposition to Brexit has reached a new high Remain votes now have a 12-point lead over leave according to a new YouGov survey, a bigger margin that at any other point since the Brexit referendum in 2016. Conducted after MPs recently voted down Theresa May’s deal earlier this week in the largest defeat in Commons history, […]
8 years ago