UK’s Osborne, campaigning against Brexit, says Turkey won’t join EU

The British pound fell against the US dollar and the euro on Monday after a series of new opinion polls suggested the Vote Leave campaign had seized the lead less than three weeks before a crucial referendum on the United Kingdom’s place in the European Union.

Friday’s survey gave the “Brexit” camp their biggest lead since the poll series started a year ago, the Independent said. In telephone polls, Remain consistently receives a higher rating.

But perhaps most alarming of all is that those in favour of Brexit are more likely to vote on June 23 than those who want the status quo.

Polls on how Britons will vote in two weeks’ time are too close to call.

The poll found up to 30% of voters could make up or change their mind on how to vote in the last week of the campaign, and half of them could do so on polling day itself.

Fears among some voters that the numbers of people coming to Britain is out of control is seen as one of the main weaknesses of the “In” camp backed by Osborne and Prime Minister David Cameron.

In the interview, which will be published on Saturday, Mr Schäuble said that in the event of Brexit, Europe could “work without if Britain”.

Turkey said in May that European Union membership remains a strategic goal and a deal to liberalize visas for Turks visiting the bloc should accelerate the accession process.

United Kingdom lawmakers are demanding that Britons get more time to register to vote in the referendum on European Union membership after a technical glitch prevented last-minute registration.

They were then questioned on what they thought ‘a Brexit would mean for Britain in the upcoming European Union referendum?’

Vote Leave, the main “Out” campaign ahead of the referendum, responded to Osborne’s comments by saying the British government’s position on Turkey was not clear. He said improving economies in other European countries would help dampen migration into Britain.

“We thought the Brexit rally was finished, but the “Leave” odds have tumbled again on the back of the eye-catching 10-point poll”, said a Ladbrokes spokesman.

He said a Brexit could also have a negative impact on partner countries but he and his counterparts in the euro zone would do all they could to limit these consequences: “We’re preparing for all possible scenarios to limit the dangers”. Voters also tended to overestimate the UK’s financial contribution to the European Union, the research found, with almost a quarter (23%) saying the United Kingdom is the single top contributor, while in reality, it is fourth, behind Germany, France and Italy.