Leave edges ahead in EU referendum poll despite Barack Obama intervention

Barack Obama’s dramatic intervention into the EU debate did not have the intended effect, after a new poll shows a vote to leave had edged ahead.

The US president said Britain would be at "the back of the queue" for trade deals with his nation if it broke ties with Brussels on 23 June - a comment seen as a major coup for the Remain camp.

But a YouGov poll for The Times has put Leave at 42 per cent, up three points from two weeks ago, with those backing Remain at 41 per cent, up one point.

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Those saying they are undecided is three points down at 13 per cent, while 4 per cent said they would not be voting.

If undecideds are excluded from the poll, the Out campaign is ahead at 51 per cent, with In is at 49 per cent - a reverse of two weeks ago.

Other measures to try and boost the Remain campaign have included the Chancellor producing Treasury analysis warning against Brexit and Jeremy Corbyn making a pro-EU speech.