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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 ...
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]
On whether to leave with no deal or remain in the EU, if the UK looks set to leave without a deal 14–15 Mar 2019 38% 52%: 10% 14% 1,756 YouGov: Online [note 1] 14 Mar 2019: The House of Commons rejects an amendment which called for a referendum on the withdrawal agreement. 12 Mar 2019
Ireland — a referendum to approve the Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 2008 (Ireland), 12 June 2008, 53.2% against, turnout 53.1%; In 2008, Irish voters rejected the Treaty of Lisbon. Ireland — a referendum to approve the Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, 2 October 2009, 67.1% in favour, turnout 59.0%
The service includes news, debates, interviews, educational videos, archived content as well as live streaming of parliamentary sessions and committee meetings. All videos are subtitled in all 24 official languages of the European Union (EU), whilst the “Young Parliament” programmes are voiced over in all EU languages.
UK opt-outs from EU legislation; Euroscepticism in the UK. UK opinion polling on EU membership; Campaigns for a referendum People's Pledge; Labour for a Referendum; Bloomberg speech; In or Out; 2013–14 EU (Referendum) Bill (unsuccessful) 2014 European Parliament election; 2014 UK Parliament by-elections. Clacton; Heywood and Middleton ...
On 21 April 2017, the Electoral Commission announced that it was investigating 'whether one or more donations – including of services – accepted by Leave.EU was impermissible; and whether Leave.EU's spending return was complete', because 'there were reasonable grounds to suspect that potential offences under the law may have occurred'.
The Act legislated for a referendum to be held in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar on whether to remain a member of the EU, to be conducted by the Electoral Commission and overseen by an appointed "Chief Counting Officer" (CCO) and a "deputy chief counting officer" (DCCO) who declared the final result for the United Kingdom. By regulation the ...