On behalf of Mail on Sunday, Survation conducted the first UK national opinion poll by telephone in the aftermath of David Cameron’s announcement of his renegotiation agreement with other EU member states.

Fieldwork: Saturday February 20th, Sample size 1002

This is the first in a series of Survation telephone polls ahead of the June 23rd referendum. Keen EU poll watchers will note the difference between the top line figures in this new polling and that of Survation and other BPC firm’s online results, which have shown a tighter picture between Leave and Remain – a difference which will be of some discussion in the coming months.

Top Line Results

If there was a vote the UK’s membership of the European Union on June 23rd, with the question “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?” How would you vote?

Leave 33%; Remain 48%; Undecided 19%

(excl. Undecided) Leave 41%; Remain 59%

Among respondents who had seen or heard of David Cameron’s renegotiation (fieldwork began at 9am Saturday 20th Feb), voting intention for this question was tighter (n=646)

Leave 35% (+2) Remain 43% (-5) Undecided 21% (+2).

Polling also covered attitudes to key aspects of David Cameron’s renegotiation such as the “emergency brake” on migrant in-work benefits and the renegotiated Child Benefit agreement for EU citizens working in the UK.

Full tables are available here.

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