Boost for Cameron as Poll Shows Retirees, Tories Desert Brexit

Prime Minister David Cameron’s campaign for Britain to stay in the European Union received a boost late Monday with a poll showing that older voters, previously found to back leaving the bloc, are switching to his side.

The ORB survey for the Daily Telegraph newspaper found 52 percent of voters aged over 65 plan to vote for staying in the EU compared to 44 percent backing a so-called Brexit. This contrasts with 34 percent who wanted to stay in a similar poll in March, when 62 percent backed leaving, and is particularly significant because older people are more likely to vote.