According to a phone poll conducted by ICM for British newspaper ‘Guardian’, 45% of those asked said they favoured the UK exiting the European Union compared to 42% who said they preferred the country remained in the EU. Most phone polls until Friday gave suggested the majority of Brits were against a Brexit, while a poll carried out in May by the same company indicated those in favour of the UK staying in the EU were ahead by 8 points. ICM said it was the first survey it had conducted that showed a lead for the Brexit camp. In another online survey by ICM 47% were in favour of a Brexit in comparison to 44% who wanted to stay in the EU. Both polls took place between May 27 and 29 on a sample of 1,004 people over 18 for the phone poll and 2,052 for the online survey.
Brexit camp leads in new Guardian phone poll
Brexit also ahead in online survey by same polling company