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Cameron visiting PricewaterhouseCoopers firm in Birmingham. Most of the passion in the debate comes from Conservatives. (Photo: Georgina Coupe/Number 10)

Brexit Briefing

How Cameron's EU referendum silenced left-wing Britain

Observing the UK’s referendum debate you could be forgiven for thinking that the campaign is little more than a civil war within the Conservative party.

With the exception of Barack Obama’s visit – whose unequivocal message that UK voters should retain EU membership calmed the nerves of the Remain camp, even if it is yet to be reflected in opinion poll data – prime minister David Cameron and his finance minister George Osborne have b...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Cameron visiting PricewaterhouseCoopers firm in Birmingham. Most of the passion in the debate comes from Conservatives. (Photo: Georgina Coupe/Number 10)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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