By: James Nickerson

I am a reporter at City A.M. looking at the stories, people and data behind political events from the UK, Europe and further afield. I also write about infrastructure and transport, as well as broader issues around global business.

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EU referendum: Final post-vote poll indicates Remain will snag victory over Leave

June 23, 2016

YouGov has predicted that Remain will win the EU referendum with 52 per cent of the vote. Based on the responses of a pre-selected group of people after they voted today, the pollster predicted a victory over Leave, which garnered 48 per cent of the vote. YouGov's eve-of-poll result came out of in favour of Remain with [...]
EU referendum: Why there is no exit poll

June 23, 2016

Unlike at general elections, there will be no official exit poll for the EU referendum. Differently to opinion polls, which ask people how they intend to vote, these polls they ask how a voter actually did vote. They rely on people being camped outside of polling stations asking real voters to cast paper ballots and as [...]
EU referendum: People expect economic conditions to worsen immediately after Brexit vote, but with longer term gains, according to new poll

June 22, 2016

While Britons expect a short term economic loss from a Brexit vote, they are optimistic about longer term economic conditions, according to new research. Polling conducted by FTI Consulting found that the majority of people (68 per cent) expect worse economic conditions immediately after a Brexit, with 61 per cent still feeling the state of the economy [...]
EU referendum: People say business will have no influence on their vote, according to new poll

June 22, 2016

Most people say that what business thinks about the outcome of the referendum will not affect how they vote, according to new research. Polling by FTI Consulting found that just 18 per cent of those surveyed said UK business leaders were influential or reassuring to hear from during the campaign. Meanwhile, just nine per cent said [...]
EU referendum: Votes called for across Europe

June 22, 2016

There's something in the air. As the United Kingdom readies itself for a historic vote on its relationship with the European Union, other states of the 28-member bloc are making moves to set up their own. In Italy anti-establishment party 5-Star Movement has called for a referendum on whether or not to keep the euro. [...]
EU referendum: Nigel Farage says “the word reform in Brussels means” greater drive toward “United States of Europe”

June 22, 2016

In his last speech ahead of the EU referendum Nigel Farage has said that reform in Brussels means a greater drive toward a "United States of Europe". Speaking to an audience in London, Farage said that Prime Minister David Cameron told the UK he was going to get a great deal for the country, but [...]
EU referendum: Poll of polls puts Leave ahead

June 22, 2016

With just one day of campaigning left a poll of polls analysis has put Leave ahead by one percentage point. The Financial Times poll of polls today shows Leave having claimed 45 per cent of the vote to Remain's 44 per cent. However, that means that 11 per cent are undecideds. As we've reported in [...]
EU referendum: What the polls aren’t telling you

June 22, 2016

Polling data is coming out thick and fast ahead of the UK’s historic referendum tomorrow. While there have been moments in which Remain seems to have gained the upper hand, or Leave has undergone a surge, most polls suggest a dead heat, with the vote going to the wire. In June so far there have been [...]
EU referendum: Vote Leave doesn’t answer question on former BNP member’s £600,000 donation

June 22, 2016

Vote Leave campaigner Andrea Leadsom last night failed to give an answer on whether a £600,000 donation from a former British National Party member would be returned. It came to light earlier this week that Vote Leave had accepted the donation from a former member of the far-right BNP. Read more: Davidson more likely to [...]
EU referendum: Ruth Davidson more likely to succeed David Cameron after Wembley TV debate

June 22, 2016

Fresh off the back of an impressive Scottish parliamentary election, Ruth Davidson's impressive performance during last night's live EU debate has resulted in her being more likely to succeed David Cameron as Tory leader. Bookmaker William Hill twice shortened their odds for Davidson to be next leader of the Conservative party during the debate, first [...]

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