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Tuesday 31 May 2016 3:47 pm

UK public leaning towards Brexit vote, says ICM poll

By: Mark Sands

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Public opinion may have moved towards a Brexit vote, according to two new polls conducted by ICM.

Working with The Guardian, the pollster conducted both online and telephone polls, with respondents split 52-48 in favour of a vote to leave.

While those surveyed over the phone were more likely to respond that they "didn't know" how they would vote in late June, both polls show a lead for the Brexit campaign.

It comes after a separate poll also showed a dramatic reduction in the size of the Remain camp's lead, while bookmakers have also acted to reduce the odds on a Leave vote.

Read More: Record number of bets on Brexit

In a phone poll of more than 1,000 adults, 45 per cent said they favoured a vote to leave, while 42 per cent backed a vote to remain. 

47 per cent of online respondents said they would like to leave, compared to 44 per cent who said they would vote remain. 

The figures represent a dramatic swing on a similar ICM poll conducted in mid-May, which found a ten per cent lead for the remain camp on phone polling, while online surveys turned up a 52 per cent lead for Brexit.

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