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| + | '''Vote Leave''' was a faction in British politics that favoured leaving the [[European Union]] in the [[2016 EU Referendum]].<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34482936 "EU referendum: New 'exit' group launches its campaign"]''</ref> On 13 April 2016 it was designated by the Electoral Commission as the official campaign in favour of leaving the European Union in the Referendum.<ref>''[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/vote-leave-designated-as-official-eu-referendum-out-campaign-a6982491.html "Vote Leave designated as official EU referendum Out campaign"]''</ref> | ||
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| + | Vote Leave was founded in October 2015 by political strategists [[Matthew Elliott]] and [[Dominic Cummings]] as a cross-party campaign.<ref>''[https://www.economist.com/bagehots-notebook/2016/01/21/an-interview-with-dominic-cummings "An interview with Dominic Cummings"]''</ref> It involved [[Member of Parliament|Members of Parliament]] from the [[Conservative Party]], [[Labour Party]] and the sole [[UKIP]] MP, [[Douglas Carswell]] along with MEP [[Daniel Hannan]] and Conservative peer [[Nigel Lawson|Lord Lawson]]. Labour MP [[Gisela Stuart]] served as chairman and Leader of the Vote Leave Campaign Committee as Co-Convenor with [[Michael Gove]] MP, of the Conservatives.<ref>''[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57b74004-e91d-11e5-bb79-2303682345c8.html "Michael Gove and Gisela Stuart to head Vote Leave group"]''</ref> The campaign was also supported by a number of prominent politicians; including outgoing [[Mayor of London]] [[Boris Johnson]], who became a key figurehead for the Vote Leave campaign.<ref>''[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/feb/21/boris-johnson-eu-referendum-campaign-for-brexit-david-cameron "Boris Johnson to campaign for Brexit in EU referendum"]''</ref> | ||
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Vote Leave was a faction in British politics that favoured leaving the European Union in the 2016 EU Referendum.[1] On 13 April 2016 it was designated by the Electoral Commission as the official campaign in favour of leaving the European Union in the Referendum.[2]
Vote Leave was founded in October 2015 by political strategists Matthew Elliott and Dominic Cummings as a cross-party campaign.[3] It involved Members of Parliament from the Conservative Party, Labour Party and the sole UKIP MP, Douglas Carswell along with MEP Daniel Hannan and Conservative peer Lord Lawson. Labour MP Gisela Stuart served as chairman and Leader of the Vote Leave Campaign Committee as Co-Convenor with Michael Gove MP, of the Conservatives.[4] The campaign was also supported by a number of prominent politicians; including outgoing Mayor of London Boris Johnson, who became a key figurehead for the Vote Leave campaign.[5]
Employee on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed | End |
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| Lee Cain | Head of Broadcast | February 2016 | June 2016 |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:Message for the Red Wall | blog post | 12 April 2022 | Clifford Thurlow | "This is my message for the Red Wall. If you reach a crossroads and your destination is to the left and by mistake you turn right, the further you travel along the wrong road the further you will move away from your destination. It is not easy to turn back, to change your mind. Sometimes, you have to in order to survive." |
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