It is also the first time Leave has lead the respected poll, commissioned by the Evening Standard newspaper.The telephone study by Ipsos MORI also reveals widespread distrust of the Government's scaremongering campaign, with just a week to go before the European Union (EU) referendum.
The poll results show 53% of British people now want to leave the 28-country bloc, with just 47% saying they will vote remain.
This marked a huge swing from last month's poll by the same growp, which saw 60% of people choosing Remain and 40% backing Leave.
The poll revealed only 17% of people believe George Osbourne's claim households would be £4,300 worse off after Brexit, with seven-in-ten people describing it as a lie. Express.
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