EU Campaign Damages Respect For Politicians

A Sky Data poll reveals the majority of Britons think the campaigns have been unhelpful in making a decision on how to vote.

A majority of voters say they now have less respect for politicians as a result of the bitterly contested EU referendum campaign, a Sky Data Snap Poll reveals.

On the eve of polling day, our poll also reveals the vast majority of Britons think the campaigns have been unhelpful in making a decision on how to vote.

It comes after concerns were expressed about the tone of the campaign, which has been dominated by immigration and the economy.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan told Sky News last week it had become “poisonous”, while former prime minister Gordon Brown told The Guardian that Leave campaigners had tried to “hijack” the referendum and turn it into a vote on immigration.

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