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In 2016 the United Kingdom's referendum on membership of the European Union saw political parties align into two camps; Leave and Remain. Messages on the Leave side focused on themes such as regaining sovereignty and the benefits of leaving the EU, while the Remain sides argued benefits of staying and the dangers of leaving.
On 13 April 2016, Vote Leave was designated by the Electoral Commission as the official campaign in favour of leaving the European Union for the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum. Vote Leave was created in October 2015, and was a cross-party campaign, including members of Parliament from the Conservatives, Labour and UKIP.
The Vote Leave campaign used a large red battle bus in the lead up to the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum.A decal on the side of the bus made the false claim and following pledge that "We send the EU £350 million a week, let's fund our NHS instead", [1] accompanied with the slogan "Let's take back control". [2]
23 June – The 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum is held in the UK and Gibraltar, the first of its kind since the 1975 referendum on the UK's membership of the then European Economic Community. [21] 24 June The United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union in a vote of 51.9% to 48.1%, in a record voting turnout of 72% ...
The 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, commonly referred to as the EU referendum or the Brexit referendum, was a referendum that took place on 23 June 2016 in the United Kingdom (UK) and Gibraltar under the provisions of the European Union Referendum Act 2015 to ask the electorate whether the country should continue to ...
Vote Leave was [1] a campaigning organisation that supported a "Leave" vote in the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum. [2] On 13 April 2016 it was designated by the Electoral Commission as the official campaign in favour of leaving the European Union in the Referendum.
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16 March – Chancellor George Osborne announces the Budget for 2016 and the year ahead. [13]18 March – Iain Duncan Smith resigns as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions claiming that he came under pressure from the Treasury to "salami slice" welfare, and voicing his objection to £4bn of planned cuts to disability benefits announced in the Budget. [14]