EAST Lancashire Euro-MP Paul Nuttall has welcomed a new poll suggesting most British voters now back leaving the European Union.

The UKIP deputy leader said: “There is no doubt that public opinion is changing and the majority of people now favour us leaving the grip of Brussels.

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“UKIP has fought long and hard to bring to public attention the detrimental effects of our membership and it is a fight we will never give up until we are free.

“The poll commissioned by WIN/Gallup International shows that Britons would vote to quit by 51 per cent to 49 per cent if an in-or-out referendum were held now.

“We should be an independent country that is free to trade with Europe but we should not be dominated by the EU.

“David Cameron keeps talking about renegotiation but he hasn’t a chance and he will do everything in his power to keep us tied to this failing economic bloc.”