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20 July 2017updated 21 Jul 2017 8:31am

Most Leave voters back free movement – you just have to explain it

The argument during the referendum was never about free movement, but about immigration in general. 

By Michael Chessum

(Photo By Getty Images.)

This week, a piece of YouGov polling flipped on its head a widely held belief about the public’s attitude to immigration in the context of Brexit. The headline question was:

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