It was a clash of the Euro titans at our latest sell-out Spectator debate: “Britain’s future lies outside the EU”. Nigel Farage led the team for the motion and the former president of France, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, led the opposition – with Andrew Neil in the chair. Patrick Minford and James Delingpole supported team Farage, while Steve Richards and Richard Ottaway MP spoke for the EU. And there was all to play for. On the way into the debate, the vote was:
For: 196 Against: 105 Undecided: 99
After the speeches – and Q&A – there were no more undecideds and the votes fell as follows:-
For: 247 Against: 123
Everyone came back to The Spectator’s HQ for dinner, and there was no violence. The arguments were as good as you’d expect – we’ll post the video later.
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