Today’s Daily Express
poll will add to the sense of momentum that the Tory rebels are feeling ahead of Monday’s vote. The fact that 81 per cent of Tory voters want their MP to vote for the motion will make it
harder for the whips to dissuade those who are inclined to vote for the motion.
The poll results also demonstrate that only a small percentage of the public would vote for the country’s current set-up with the European Union if they had the chance. Only 15 per cent would vote to stay in, compared to 28 per cent who would vote to leave, while 47 per cent would plump for renegotiation. If forced to chose between In or Out, the public splits 31 to 52.
In the Telegraph this morning, William Hague strikes a more conciliatory note than the leadership has been in the last few days. While stressing that he remains opposed to the motion, he emphasises that the Conservative party will campaign on ‘bringing powers back from Brussels to Britain’.
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