London: Millions of Britons today braved rains to cast their vote in the knife-edge referendum to decide whether the country will stay in or leave the 28-nation bloc, even as the latest survey gave the Remain camp its first solid lead in the bitterly-contested poll.
Brisk voting was reported and members of the public posted photographs of busy polling stations across the country. Both sides of the campaign have appealed to a record number of registered voters — more than 46 million — including 1.2 million British Indians, for a big turnout as Prime Minister David Cameron made his final appeal to “get out there and vote Remain” and reject the “untruths” of the camp in favour of 'Brexit' or Britain's exit from the European Union (EU).
Based on average of last six polls, the UK daily Telegraph said the remain is leading with 51 per cent vote. The exit is trailing with 49 per cent vote. A late boost for the Remain camp came from an Ipsos Mori poll, giving it a 52 per cent against 48 per cent for Brexit. The phone-based survey was done in the last few days before the referendum.
