GETTY/ WHATUKTHINKS.ORG 49 per cent of voters in recent polls say Britain should leave the EU

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With less than three weeks to go until the historic EU referendum Brexit is gaining ground with 49 per cent of voters in recent polls saying Britain should leave the bloc. The poll of polls found 51 per cent of people intend to vote Remain as support for Brexit grows in recent polls. The What UK Thinks: EU Poll of Polls is based on the average share of the vote for ‘Leave’ and ‘Remain’ in the six most recent polls of voting intentions in the EU Referendum.

More importantly, it was not just on the immigration question that there was an apparent swing to Leave John Curtice

It smashes the latest survey from ORB for the Daily Telegraph, which found a Leave vote was supported by 46 per cent and remain on 51. That poll was already groundbreaking, having already seen the leave slash the remain’s lead by four points. Sir Lynton Crosby, the political strategist behind Prime Minister David Cameron's election victory, said the campaign focus on migration over the past seven days had boosted the Leave campaign.

WHATUKTHINKS.ORG The poll of polls found 51 per cent of people intend to vote Remain

Official figures found net migration to the UK rose to 333,000 in 2015 - the second-highest figure on record. The figure for EU-only net migration was 184,000, equalling its record high, the Office for National Statistics statistics said. Many voters are concerned about the strains placed on schools, hospitals and housing from people moving to live in Britain.

GETTY The historic EU referendum takes place on June 23

PA Brexit's focus on immigration has boosted support in the polls