Let it all collapse with a resounding big thud.
Brexit now backed by 47 per cent of British voters, new poll reveals
Exclusive: In the biggest poll of UK attitudes to Europe yet, Lord Ashcroft reveals Britain could be heading for the exit door unless David Cameron wins significant reforms
British voters who want to leave the European Union dramatically outstrip the number of people who want to stay, the biggest ever poll of where the UK sits on the issue finds today.
In a significant blow to David Cameron on the day of a crucial Brussels summit, a major survey of 20,000 voters discloses that 47 per cent of the public now want to leave the EU – with just 38 per cent opting to remain and 14 per cent undecided.
Mr Cameron has told friends that he will tonight follow the example of Margaret Thatcher by standing up to EU leaders like she did in 1984 when she secured an unprecedented rebate for the UK.
The Prime Minister will this evening clash with European leaders and refuse to back down on a controversial bid to ban migrants from claiming benefits in the UK for four years, despite opposition from the majority of EU leaders including Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande.