Brexit Backers Close Gap on `Remain' in BCC Poll of Businesses
- Support for Leaving EU up to 37% from 30% in latest survey
- Most business people are unlikely to change their minds now
A British Union flag, commonly known as a Union Jack, left, flies next to a European Union (EU) flag, in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016. German Chancellor Angela Merkel threw her political muscle behind the push for a deal to keep the U.K. in the European Union as diplomats worked to bridge the remaining differences between its members.
Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/BloombergSupport for the U.K. leaving the European Union is increasing among business people, according to a survey that will boost the Brexit campaign with polls showing the debate finely balanced ahead of next month’s referendum.
About 54 percent of “senior” business people said they’ll choose to remain in the 28-nation EU in the June 23 vote, the British Chambers of Commerce said Tuesday in an e-mailed statement. That’s down from 60 percent in February, with support for a “Leave” vote rising to 37 percent from 30 percent.