EU referendum poll: Remain camp surges three points clear with just days to go

Falling behind: Leading Vote Leave campaigners Michael Gove and Boris Johnson
PA
Sebastian Mann20 June 2016
WEST END FINAL

Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.

Vote Leave has fallen three points behind in a shock poll conducted during the aftermath of MP Jo Cox’s death.

The Remain camp surges ahead in the survey published today in the Mail on Sunday, demonstrating a six point swing since another similar poll on Thursday.

The new sample put 45 per cent on the side of David Cameron while 42 per cent said they were convinced by Boris Johnson and Vote Leave.

Members of the public were surveyed by telephone in the two days after Labour MP Mrs Cox, a Remain supporter, was shot and stabbed outside a constituency surgery in Birstall, West Yorkshire.

Some commentators have suggested the tragedy could lead to more voters supporting Remain as members of the public turnout in greater numbers or become more risk-averse.

Another Survation poll published on Thursday – before Mrs Cox’s death – had 45 per cent of people backing Leave while 42 per cent supported Remain.

Thursday also saw the unveiling of a controversial “Breaking point” poster campaign by Nigel Farage. In the latest poll 43 per cent said they thought it was inflammatory. Just 28 per cent thought it was fair.

A separate poll published today in the Observer put the two sides neck and neck with just four days left until the referendum on Thursday.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in

MORE ABOUT