A reminder: how Leave campaigners repeatedly broke the law
A reminder of the many ways in which Leave campaigners have already been caught breaking the law. … Read the full post »
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2016 European referendum
Read about the referendum on whether Britain should remain in, or leave, the European Union (EU), held on 23 June 2016 and organised by the Electoral Commission. The result was a vote to leave by 53%-48%.
Leave.EU Chief Executive referred to police over Euro referendum campaigning
The Times has the latest news in the Electoral Commission’s investigation into whether or not Leave.EU broke election spending rules around the European referendum. … Read the full post »
Conservatives vote to keep mystery Euro referendum donation secret
During the 2016 European referendum, the DUP received £435,000 in a secret donation which was then spent on Brexit campaigning across the UK. The Conservatives have now ditched plans to make this donation public, ignoring the advice of the official regulator. … Read the full post »
Only 1 in 3 Leave voters expected Britain to leave the Single Market
An important point from Mike Galsworthy: only 35% of those who voted Leave in the 2016 referendum expected Britain to leave the Single Market as a result. … Read the full post »
Leave voter: “Now I know the facts, I want to stay in the EU”
Sheila Gates voted for the UK to leave the European Union in the 2016 referendum. But now she feels she was misled and wants the country to stay in the EU. … Read the full post »
Electoral Commission clears Remain campaign over allegations from Conservative MP
Claims by Conservative MP and high-profile Leave campaigner Priti Patel that the Remain campaign broke the law during the European referendum have fallen apart under investigation from the Electoral Commission. … Read the full post »
What if Chris Huhne had beaten Nick Clegg and become Lib Dem leader? LDN#108
Liberal Democrat Newswire #108 has a special free extract from a book I contributed to. It’s a what-if political history, looking back at how the 2007 Lib Dem leadership election could have had rather different consequences for the party. … Read the full post »
Good news for the Lib Dems in November: LDN #107
Liberal Democrat Newswire #107 includes gift suggestions, tips on ways to get involved (further) with the Liberal Democrats, why Nick Clegg wasn’t more successful, how to win the European debate, an addictive Brexit bus game and more. … Read the full post »
Electoral Commission reopens investigation into Vote Leave’s referendum spending
The Electoral Commission has reopened an investigation into Vote Leave’s EU referendum spending. … Read the full post »
More voters now want Brexit to be abandoned
The average of YouGov’s five most recent polls shows 43 per cent saying we were right to vote to leave and 45 per cent saying we were wrong. By contrast, on average the first five polls of this year saw 46 per cent saying we were right to leave and 42 per cent wrong. … Read the full post »