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Public demands election before EU talks begin

VOTERS are demanding a general election before negotiations begin on Britain leaving the European Union.

Pollsters found yesterday that 60 per cent of voters want the chance to pick who will do the deal with Brussels.

Opinium’s Adam Drummond said: “Britain is just as divided post-referendum as it was pre-referendum with voters split on what its relationship with the EU should be after we leave and what the priority should be in the ensuing negotiations.”

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