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<sentence xml:id="P50E0"><ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Britain Stronger in Europe</ENAMEX> campaigners, <ENAMEX type="LOCATION">London</ENAMEX>, <ENAMEX type="PERIOD">June 2016</ENAMEX></sentence>
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<sentence xml:id="P51E0">Referendum posters for both the <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Leave and Remain campaigns</ENAMEX> in <ENAMEX type="LOCATION">Pimlico</ENAMEX>, <ENAMEX type="LOCATION">London</ENAMEX></sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P51E0">Referendum posters for both the <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Leave and Remain campaigns</ENAMEX> in <ENAMEX type="LOCATION">Pimlico, London</ENAMEX></sentence>
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<sentence xml:id="P52E0">As of <ENAMEX type="PERIOD">October 2015</ENAMEX>, there was a cross-party, formal group campaigning for <ENAMEX type="LOCATION">Britain</ENAMEX> to remain a member, called <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Britain Stronger in Europe</ENAMEX>, while there were <ENAMEX type="MEASURE">two</ENAMEX> groups promoting exit which sought to be the official Leave campaign: <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Leave</ENAMEX>.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P52E0"><ENAMEX type="PERIOD">As of October 2015</ENAMEX>, there was a cross-party, formal group campaigning for <ENAMEX type="LOCATION">Britain</ENAMEX> to remain a member, called <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Britain Stronger in Europe</ENAMEX>, while there were <ENAMEX type="MEASURE">two</ENAMEX> groups promoting exit which sought to be the official Leave campaign: <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Leave</ENAMEX>.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P52E1"><ENAMEX type="INSTITUTION">EU</ENAMEX> (supported by most of <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">UKIP</ENAMEX>, including <ENAMEX type="PERSON">Nigel Farage</ENAMEX>), and <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Vote Leave</ENAMEX> (supported by <ENAMEX type="PERSON_TYPE">Conservative Party Eurosceptics</ENAMEX>).</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P52E2"> The <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Electoral Commission</ENAMEX> announced on <ENAMEX type="PERIOD">13 April 2016</ENAMEX> that <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Vote Leave</ENAMEX> was the official leave campaign.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P52E3">This gave it the right to spend up to <ENAMEX type="MEASURE">£7m,</ENAMEX> a free mailshot, TV broadcasts and <ENAMEX type="MEASURE">£600,000</ENAMEX> in public funds.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P52E3">This gave it the right to spend up to £<ENAMEX type="MEASURE">7m</ENAMEX>, a free mailshot, TV broadcasts and £<ENAMEX type="MEASURE">600,000</ENAMEX> in public funds.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P52E4"> <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Leave</ENAMEX>.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P52E5"><ENAMEX type="INSTITUTION">EU</ENAMEX> also had an umbrella group offshoot, the cross-party Grassroots Out.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P52E5"><ENAMEX type="INSTITUTION">EU</ENAMEX> also had an umbrella group offshoot, the cross-party <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Grassroots Out</ENAMEX>.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P52E6"> The <ENAMEX type="INSTITUTION">UK government</ENAMEX>&apos;s official position was to support the remain option.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P52E7">A Government-backed campaign was launched in <ENAMEX type="PERIOD">April</ENAMEX>.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P52E8"> On <ENAMEX type="PERIOD">16 June</ENAMEX> all official national campaigning was suspended until <ENAMEX type="PERIOD">19 June</ENAMEX> after the <ENAMEX type="EVENT">killing of MP Jo Cox</ENAMEX>.</sentence>
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<sentence xml:id="P53E0"><ENAMEX type="INSTITUTION">HM Government</ENAMEX> distributed a leaflet to every household in <ENAMEX type="LOCATION">England</ENAMEX> in the week commencing on <ENAMEX type="PERIOD">11 April</ENAMEX>, and in <ENAMEX type="LOCATION">Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland</ENAMEX> on <ENAMEX type="PERIOD">5 May</ENAMEX> (after devolved elections).</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P53E1">It gave details on why the government&apos;s position was that the <ENAMEX type="LOCATION">UK</ENAMEX> should remain in the <ENAMEX type="INSTITUTION">EU</ENAMEX>.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P53E2">The rationale was that internal polls showed that <ENAMEX type="MEASURE">85%</ENAMEX> of the population wanted more information from the Government.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P53E3"> It was criticised by those wanting to leave as being an unfair advantage, inaccurate and a waste of money costing <ENAMEX type="MEASURE">£9.3 million</ENAMEX> for the campaign.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P53E3"> It was criticised by those wanting to leave as being an unfair advantage, inaccurate and a waste of money costing £<ENAMEX type="MEASURE">9.3 million</ENAMEX> for the campaign.</sentence>
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<sentence xml:id="P54E0">In the week beginning on <ENAMEX type="PERIOD">16 May</ENAMEX> the <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Electoral Commission</ENAMEX> sent a voting guide regarding the referendum to every household within the <ENAMEX type="LOCATION">UK and Gibraltar</ENAMEX> to raise awareness of the upcoming referendum.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P54E1">The <ENAMEX type="MEASURE">eight-page</ENAMEX> guide contained details on how to vote, as well as a sample of the actual ballot paper, and a whole page each was given to the campaign groups <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Britain Stronger in Europe</ENAMEX> and <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Vote Leave</ENAMEX> to present their case.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P54E1">The <ENAMEX type="MEASURE">eight</ENAMEX>-page guide contained details on how to vote, as well as a sample of the actual ballot paper, and a whole page each was given to the campaign groups <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Britain Stronger in Europe</ENAMEX> and <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Vote Leave</ENAMEX> to present their case.</sentence>
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<sentence xml:id="P55E0">Responses to the referendum campaign</sentence>
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<sentence xml:id="P77E0">All parties represented in the <ENAMEX type="INSTITUTION">Gibraltar Parliament</ENAMEX> supported <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Remain</ENAMEX>: the <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD), the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP), and the Liberal Party of Gibraltar</ENAMEX>.</sentence>
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<sentence xml:id="P78E0">No party had decreed that its members should all follow the party line, resulting in public differences of view: <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Conservative Party</ENAMEX> MPs in particular, and <ENAMEX type="PERSON_TYPE">Labour</ENAMEX> MPs to a lesser extent, taking different sides.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P78E1">Most parties had splits in their members and supporters, with <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Labour</ENAMEX>, <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Conservative</ENAMEX>, <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Liberal Democrat</ENAMEX>, <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">UKIP</ENAMEX>, and <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Green</ENAMEX> supporters all taking different sides.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P78E0">No party had decreed that its members should all follow the party line, resulting in public differences of view: <ENAMEX type="TITLE">Conservative Party MPs</ENAMEX> in particular, and <ENAMEX type="TITLE">Labour MPs</ENAMEX> to a lesser extent, taking different sides.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P78E1">Most parties had splits in their members and supporters, with <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, UKIP, and Green</ENAMEX> supporters all taking different sides.</sentence>
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<sentence xml:id="P79E0">Cabinet ministers</sentence>
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<sentence xml:id="P81E0"><ENAMEX type="INSTITUTION">The Cabinet of the United Kingdom</ENAMEX> is a body responsible for making decisions on policy and organising governmental departments; it is chaired by the <ENAMEX type="TITLE">Prime Minister</ENAMEX> and contains most of the government&apos;s ministerial heads.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P81E1"> Following the announcement of the referendum in <ENAMEX type="PERIOD">February, 23</ENAMEX> of the <ENAMEX type="MEASURE">30</ENAMEX> Cabinet ministers (including attendees) supported the <ENAMEX type="LOCATION">UK</ENAMEX> staying in the <ENAMEX type="INSTITUTION">EU</ENAMEX>.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P81E1"> Following the announcement of the referendum in <ENAMEX type="PERIOD">February</ENAMEX>, <ENAMEX type="MEASURE">23</ENAMEX> of the <ENAMEX type="MEASURE">30</ENAMEX> <ENAMEX type="TITLE">Cabinet ministers</ENAMEX> (including attendees) supported the <ENAMEX type="LOCATION">UK</ENAMEX> staying in the <ENAMEX type="INSTITUTION">EU</ENAMEX>.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P81E2"> <ENAMEX type="PERSON">Iain Duncan Smith</ENAMEX>, in favour of leaving, resigned on <ENAMEX type="PERIOD">19 March</ENAMEX> and was replaced by <ENAMEX type="PERSON">Stephen Crabb</ENAMEX> who was in favour of remaining.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P81E3"> <ENAMEX type="PERSON">Crabb</ENAMEX> was already a cabinet member, as the <ENAMEX type="TITLE">Secretary of State</ENAMEX> for <ENAMEX type="LOCATION">Wales</ENAMEX>, and his replacement, <ENAMEX type="PERSON">Alun Cairns</ENAMEX>, was in favour of remaining, bringing the total number of pro-remain Cabinet members to <ENAMEX type="MEASURE">25</ENAMEX>.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P81E3"> <ENAMEX type="PERSON">Crabb</ENAMEX> was already a cabinet member, as the <ENAMEX type="TITLE">Secretary of State for Wales</ENAMEX>, and his replacement, <ENAMEX type="PERSON">Alun Cairns</ENAMEX>, was in favour of remaining, bringing the total number of pro-remain Cabinet members to <ENAMEX type="MEASURE">25</ENAMEX>.</sentence>
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<sentence xml:id="P82E0">Business</sentence>
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<sentence xml:id="P83E0">See also: Opinion polling for the <ENAMEX type="EVENT">United Kingdom European Union membership referendum</ENAMEX> § Business leaders</sentence>
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<sentence xml:id="P84E0">Various <ENAMEX type="LOCATION">UK</ENAMEX> multinationals have stated that they would not like the <ENAMEX type="LOCATION">UK</ENAMEX> to leave the <ENAMEX type="INSTITUTION">EU</ENAMEX> because of the uncertainty it would cause, such as <ENAMEX type="BUSINESS">Shell</ENAMEX>, <ENAMEX type="BUSINESS">BT</ENAMEX> and <ENAMEX type="BUSINESS">Vodafone</ENAMEX>, with some assessing the pros and cons of <ENAMEX type="LOCATION">Britain</ENAMEX> exiting.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P84E0">Various <ENAMEX type="LOCATION">UK</ENAMEX> multinationals have stated that they would not like the <ENAMEX type="LOCATION">UK</ENAMEX> to leave the <ENAMEX type="INSTITUTION">EU</ENAMEX> because of the uncertainty it would cause, such as <ENAMEX type="BUSINESS">Shell, BT and Vodafone</ENAMEX>, with some assessing the pros and cons of <ENAMEX type="LOCATION">Britain</ENAMEX> exiting.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P84E1"> The banking sector was one of the most vocal advocating to stay in the <ENAMEX type="INSTITUTION">EU</ENAMEX>, with the <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">British Bankers&apos; Association</ENAMEX> saying: &quot;Businesses don&apos;t like that kind of uncertainty&quot;.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P84E2"> <ENAMEX type="BUSINESS">RBS</ENAMEX> has warned of potential damage to the economy.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P84E3"> Furthermore, <ENAMEX type="BUSINESS">HSBC</ENAMEX> and foreign-based banks <ENAMEX type="BUSINESS">JP Morgan</ENAMEX> and <ENAMEX type="BUSINESS">Deutsche Bank</ENAMEX> claim a <ENAMEX type="EVENT">Brexit</ENAMEX> might result in the banks&apos; changing domicile.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P84E3"> Furthermore, <ENAMEX type="BUSINESS">HSBC</ENAMEX> and foreign-based banks <ENAMEX type="BUSINESS">JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank</ENAMEX> claim a <ENAMEX type="EVENT">Brexit</ENAMEX> might result in the banks&apos; changing domicile.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P84E4"> According to <ENAMEX type="BUSINESS">Goldman Sachs</ENAMEX> and the <ENAMEX type="LOCATION">City of London</ENAMEX>&apos;s policy chief, all such factors could impact on the <ENAMEX type="LOCATION">City of London</ENAMEX>&apos;s present status as a <ENAMEX type="NATIONAL">European</ENAMEX> and global market leader in financial services.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P84E5"> In <ENAMEX type="PERIOD">February 2016</ENAMEX>, leaders of <ENAMEX type="MEASURE">36</ENAMEX> of the <ENAMEX type="BUSINESS">FTSE 100</ENAMEX> companies, including <ENAMEX type="BUSINESS">Shell, BAE Systems, BT and Rio Tinto</ENAMEX>, officially supported staying in the <ENAMEX type="INSTITUTION">EU</ENAMEX>.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P84E6"> Moreover, <ENAMEX type="MEASURE">60%</ENAMEX> of the <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Institute of Directorsand</ENAMEX> the <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">EEF</ENAMEX> memberships supported staying.</sentence>
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