UKIP win first EU
debate of the campaign.
Posted
on September 03
Last night in Peterborough saw the first of nine EU
Referendum Debates across the East of England. This was the first event held by
either side in the run up to the EU Referendum. UKIP's Patrick O'Flynn MEP and
UKIP Deputy Chairman Suzanne Evans faced off against Julian Huppert, the former
Liberal Democrat MP for Cambridge and his teammate Laura Sandys, former MP for
South Thanet and current Chairman of the European Movement.
It
was a fast paced debate with opening speech from each side and then short cross
examination before lots of quick questions from the floor and a wrap up speech
at the end from each side. A ballot was taken before the debate and one at the
end to see the outcome. People were asked: 'Should the United Kingdom remain a
member of the European Union?' Results were as follows:
The
pre debate ballot was: YES 11%, NO 67%, DON'T KNOW 22%.
The post debate ballot was: YES 11%, NO 88%, SPOILT BALLOT 1%.
The post debate ballot was: YES 11%, NO 88%, SPOILT BALLOT 1%.
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