Beckham supports team Remain in EU vote, polls show slim lead

England football legend David Beckham today threw his weight behind Prime Minister David Cameron's push to keep Britain in the European Union, as the last set of opinion polls ahead of Thursday's crucial referendum showed the Remain camp regaining a slim lead over Brexit supporters.
"We live in a vibrant and connected world where together as a people we are strong. For our children and their children we should be facing the problems of the world together and not alone," said the 41-year-old former England captain in favour of Britain remaining within the 28-member economic bloc, the country's largest market.

Beckham said his experience of playing internationally had also given him an appreciation of European cultures.
His intervention two days ahead of the June 23 referendum is likely to help swing many of those still undecided voters.
Two separate surveys have put Remain ahead of the Brexit camp. An ORB poll for 'The Daily Telegraph' found that the Remain campaign attracted 53 per cent of definite voters while Leave had 46 per cent.
The poll showed an eight-point net reversal from last week, when Leave had a one-point lead among definite voters with 49 per cent of the vote compared to 48 per cent for Remain.

Research by leading pollster John Curtice for the UK's National Centre for Social Research made an analysis of voting intentions and concluded that 53 per cent intend to vote remain, while 47 per cent were on the leave side.

According to 'The Financial Times', Curtice used new methodology recommended by an inquiry into why opinion polls had got their predictions of a hung Parliament so wrong in the 2015 general election.
"It is so close that any lead should be treated with caution," warned Curtis.
Indeed, a third survey by YouGov for 'The Times' gives Leave a 51 per cent lead compared to 49 per cent on the Remain side.

However, the pound soared today on the back of a generally positive boost for the Remain camp. Pound Sterling recorded its biggest one-day gain in seven years as receding fears of Brexit added 50 billion pounds to the value of Britain's biggest companies.
Cameron is all set to use the campaign's final 48 hours to hammer home warnings that Brexit would lead to higher supermarket bills and commuter fares.
He welcomed Beckham's support: "There was a very moving statement today from David Beckham talking about his children and saying how effectively, what he said to me was, 'You can't win in Europe, unless you're on the pitch'.

"And that's true... If we leave they (EU) don't stop meeting and making decisions that affect us, but they'll be making decisions about us but without us in the room and that would be bad for Britain.