13 photographs of Britain preparing for historic EU referendum
Ahead of the historic EU referendum, a decision that will shape the direction of country and its place in the world for decades, Britain is a nation divided.
Politicians have made their crucial, final pleas as the sun as set on June 22nd, preparing for votes later this afternoon (Australian time).
Polls have consistently shown voters – a record 46.5 million of whom have registered – split down the middle, with the outcome too close to call.
Prime minister David Cameron issued an impassioned personal plea on m to Wednesday to the public, imploring the, to reject the “untruths” of the leave campaign. He pleaded for voters to “put jobs first, put the economy first”.
French president, Francois Hollande, warned Wednesday that it was more than Britain's future in the EU that hung in the balance. "It is the future of the European Union."
If Britain’s people indeed decide to leave, they have two years to negotiate their exit with the EU. The decision is sure to have a widespread effect on both immigration policies within Europe and the world economy.
As the vote looms in merely hours, we take a look at the photographs that capture this important moment in history.
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