LONDON: Campaigning in Britain’s Brexit referendum officially begins on Friday, ten weeks ahead of a vote that will hand Britons their first chance to have their say on Europe since 1975.
With opinion polls suggesting the British public are deeply divided on whether to stay in the EU, the Leave campaign’s biggest name—charismatic London mayor Boris Johnson— will lead its “Brexit blitz” with rallies on Friday and Saturday in three northern cities.
Johnson, who is seeking to persuade the British people that they could thrive if cut free from EU red tape, has compared leaving the bloc to escaping from prison, saying …read more
Source: The Manila Times
