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Anti-EU campaigns make pitches ahead of Thursday Britain vote

Reporter: Richard Bestic 丨 CCTV.com

06-22-2016 16:45 BJT

With less than 24 hours to go before Britain votes, the nation's referendum on leaving the European Union is reaching its climax.

The latest supporters for remaining in the EU include the legendary investor George Soros and former England football captain David Beckham.

With campaigning in the final stretch, opinion polls are running neck and neck, giving no clues as how the result may go.

Here, a rally of young people, more inclined it's believed to vote to remain in the European Union.

Prime Minister David Cameron was on the steps of his official residence at 10 Downing Street, appealing to older voters warning of the economic risks of leaving.

He said, "We'll be stronger, we'll be safer and better off inside Europe. To put it as clearly as I can, our economic security is paramount. It is stronger if we stay, if we leave we put it at risk. That is a risk to jobs; a risk to families a risk to our children's future. And there is no going back."

Vote for your future in Europe-that's the message they're putting across here and certainly all the economic arguments from bodies around the world, would seem to suggest that Britain would be better off inside the EU.

As was demonstrated in the final televised campaign of the referendum, controlling borders and taking back national sovereignty is equally important to many.

"They say we can't do it. We say we can. They say we have no choice but to bow down to Brussels. We say they are woefully underestimating this country and what it can do, and if we vote 'leave' and take back control, I believe that this Thursday can be our country's independence day," said Boris Johnson, former mayor of London.  

Reaction among many in the audience of 6,000 was testament, perhaps, to the strength of feeling in Britain over the manner in which the European Union is being run. A message that will be heard across the continent's half a billion people and, in particular, in Brussels.

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