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With some recent polls showing the Remain campaign enjoying a nine point lead in the European Union (EU) referendum campaign, a leading strategist has warned that while the pro-EU side is maximising the potential of the economic arguments, the Leave campaign – now headed

From The Times: …It’s a given now, in Scotland, that Project Fear won the day. The lack of a credible currency, the fear of investment flight, the spectre of vast reliance on a faltering oil price; all of these things

It’s almost two weeks since the rejection of the the European Union (EU)-Ukraine Association Agreement by Dutch voters, but what happens next remains unknown. Observers and interested parties are beginning to wonder when the Dutch government will finally decide how it will handle

Chancellor George Osborne has unwittingly admitted that the government will miss its immigration targets by a significant margin. The UK Treasury released figures today suggesting that each British household would be £4,300 “worse off” if Britain leaves the European Union

Marine Le Pen has called for every member of the European Union (EU) to hold its own referendum on whether it should remain within the bloc or leave. The Front National leader welcomed Britain’s forthcoming vote and said that other

This morning the British Chancellor George Osborne announced that every British household would be £4,300 “worse off” if the country leaves the European Union on June 23rd –– by 2030. His figures, part of a ‘Project Fear’ strategy supported by tax

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Support for EU membership among Swedes has slumped amid an ongoing asylum crisis, with a majority saying the 28-member bloc is going in the wrong direction, a poll showed on Monday. Just 39 percent of Swedes said

The government has been accused of burying a report which proves that Britain does not have control over her own borders while remaining a member of the European Union. The paper, entitled Rights and obligations of European Union membership confirms

A senior lawmaker in David Cameron’s Conservative party warned Saturday that the prime minister “wouldn’t last 30 seconds” if Britain votes to leave the European Union in a June referendum. Cameron confirmed this week that he intends to stay and

Britain’s only Asian female Cabinet minister has insisted it is not “racist” to worry about mass immigration, before blaming other politicians for making it impossible to raise such concerns without accusation of bigotry. Priti Patel, the Conservative Work and Pensions

Former Tory MP Matthew Parris writes in The Times: “This is a battle for the soul of the Tory party.” Here’s a riddle. I’m hot for staying in a club that leaves me cold: losing sleep about the real possibility

​David Cameron’s premiership has entered a period of unprecedented and deserved crisis. He has betrayed his party, his voters and more importantly his country in a desperate attempt to salvage Britain’s membership of the European Union (EU). The poise and

Polls show that ‘Leave’ is fast gaining ground against ‘Remain’ as official campaigning for Britain’s upcoming referendum on membership of the European Union (EU) begins. On the question of whether Britain should leave the EU YouGov’s latest survey results show both campaigns are

Denmark could vote to leave the European Union (EU) in the event of a Brexit, a poll has revealed. According to a survey by polling firm Epinion for business consultancy Analyseenheden 4V, 27 per cent would vote to leave the

UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage has challenged the Prime Minister David Cameron to a “live, televised, head-to-head debate” on the claims made in a recent government pamphlet sent to all British households ahead of the upcoming referendum on

U.S. President Barack Obama will head to London next week to join the international chorus of leaders imploring Britain not to leave the European Union. The White House said Thursday the president will arrive in Britain on April 21 for

Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn has made his first appearance in the national debate on Britain’s membership of the European Union (EU), ahead of the referendum in June. With recent polling showing that he is more trusted on the issue than

Three of the 10 members of the Electoral Commission committee that decided on the designation for the official “Leave” campaign had to excuse themselves from the meeting due to European Union (EU) links, with a further three also declaring interests

Arron Banks has confirmed he will not be calling for a judicial review into the designation of the official “Leave” campaign. In a statement, Mr Banks said: “I have spent a lot of time and so much money, alongside many

The President of the European Parliament has warned a German newspaper of the danger of an “implosion” of the European Union (EU) if the United Kingdom votes for Brexit in the upcoming In/Out referendum. Martin Schulz (pictured above) — the current President of the European Parliament and

Brexit is becoming increasingly likely as the Panama Papers scandal continues to damage the credibility of Prime Minister David Cameron, a major Swiss newspaper has said. Mr Cameron’s authority is now “completely shaken” and, as the main public face of

UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage has blasted back against the International Monetary Fund (IMF) claims today that Britain leaving the European Union would cause a major global economic downturn. Speaking to the BBC this afternoon, Mr. Farage said:

A senior Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the German Green Party has called for an end to referendums on issues “not suitable” for direct democracy because they threaten the very existence of the European Union (EU). Rebecca Harms MEP (pictured above), a

The European Commission is to press ahead with plans to grant visa-free travel to 45 million Ukrainians, despite over 60 per cent of Dutch voters rejecting the European Union (EU)-Ukraine trade deal last week. An unnamed senior EU source told

American and European Union (EU) negotiators are rushing to complete the controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal before Barack Obama leaves office, as fears increase the deal will be delayed another two to three years, or even collapse

Britons are taking to social media to publicly reveal how they are disposing of Prime Minister David Cameron’s £9 million pro-European Union (EU) propaganda leaflet which started landing on people’s doorsteps this morning. While a parliamentary committee should consider the

On Thursday of this week, we expect the Electoral Commission’s decision as to which of the two Leave groups, Grassroots Out Movement (GO) or Vote Leave, gets the designation to run the official campaign. If I judge this purely on the

Angry postal workers pose a risk to the government’s referendum campaign by threatening to dump the pro-remain EU leaflet described as “one-sided propaganda”. The reaction of postal workers to the government’s EU leaflet — the enticingly-titled  “Why the Government Believes That Voting to

Accusation of “whitewash” have met the news that next week British spies will start vetting and editing Sir John Chilcot’s Iraq Inquiry report. A team of national security officials taken from the security services is set up and ready to go to the offices

Left wing campaigners have argued that although the European Union (EU) is a “machine for neoliberal capitalism” that is in a “disgraceful state” and a “disintegrating mess”, the UK needs “to stay in Europe to change Europe.” Speaking at a fiery debate in

Hard left activists picketed a cross-party Eurosceptic event in Glasgow last night, accusing those involved of “racism” and demanding “no borders”. The rabble of around 20 activists, calling themselves ‘Stand Up to UKIP’, turned up at the Glasgow Grassroots Out

One of the most militantly left-wing trade unions has urged its members to vote in favour of Britain leaving the European Union (EU) in June’s referendum, contradicting the advice of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) leadership. The National Union of Rail,

The petition calling on the government to stop its £9 million pro-EU “propaganda” mail shot will likely be discussed by Members of Parliament this coming Tuesday, Breitbart London understands. Paul Flynn, Labour MP for Newport West and member of the

The number of migrants trying to enter Britain with false papers rose by 70 per cent last year, according to an official analysis. The rise comes amid serious failings in the fingerprinting and collection of biometric data on asylum seekers

When the Conservative Prime Minister gave a speech on the European Union (EU) at a leading university this week, all the members of both the Labour and Liberal Democrat student societies were invited… but no one from the Conservative society

Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard has given his support to the UK leaving the European Union (EU) in June’s referendum, saying that Britain has lost its sovereignty. In an interview with the Financial Times, Mr Howard said: “The European