Oral history of the 2016 Brexit campaign: from referendum announcement to Cameron's resignation
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Pippa Crerar, Rowena Mason, Jessica Elgot, Kiran Stacey, Alexandra Topping, Ben Quinn, Jennifer Rankin, Esther Addley
Summary
An oral history of the five months in 2016 that shaped the UK's future, covering the Brexit referendum campaign from the announcement of the vote date (23 June 2016) through Boris Johnson's decision to campaign for Leave, to the aftermath including Jo Cox's murder and David Cameron's resignation. The article features firsthand accounts from key figures who had a front-row seat to the campaign, including Bernard Jenkin's recollection of begging Cameron not to hold the referendum as it would "smash the Conservative party."
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bskyOral history of the 2016 Brexit campaign: from referendum announcement to Cameron's resignationtheguardian.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledThe starting gun was really fired in the [2013] speech. I went to see David Cameron after that and begged him not to hold an in/out referendum, simply because it would smash the Conservative party.
He said to me: 'I know 50 Conservative...'
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