Cross-party UK EU exit group launches

Vote Leave, a new cross-party campaign for the United Kingdom to leave European Union in the referendum due by the end of 2017 was launched on the 9 October 2015, with millionaire donors to the Conservatives, Labour and Ukip named as its treasurers and financial backers.

The 'stay' or 'remain' campaign group, co-ordinated by Lord Mandelson and Lord Heseltine, was expected to launch on 12 October 2015.

• Primary Source

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

Conservative Home, 09.10.15: Vote Leave launches. Join it today. http://www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2015/10/vote-leave-invest-in-the-nhs.html

The Guardian, 09.10.15: Millionaire donors and business leaders back Vote Leave campaign to exit EU http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/oct/09/millionaire-donors-back-cross-party-campaign-to-leave-eu

ESO: Background information: The battle to lead the Brexit campaign http://www.europeansources.info/record/blog-the-battle-to-lead-the-brexit-campaign/

Website: Vote Leave http://www.voteleavetakecontrol.org/

EUObserver, 12.10.15: Britain's pro and anti-EU campaigns gear up https://euobserver.com/political/130635

CAPX, 12.10.15: How UKIP and the Electoral Commission skewed Britain’s EU referendum http://www.capx.co/how-ukip-and-the-electoral-commission-skewed-britains-eu-referendum/

Politico, 13.10.15: The great Brexit punch-up http://www.politico.eu/article/the-great-brexit-punch-up/

ESO: Background information: Stuart Rose, ex-M&S boss, to lead campaign to keep UK in EU / Britain Stronger in Europe http://www.europeansources.info/record/stuart-rose-ex-ms-boss-to-lead-campaign-to-keep-uk-in-eu-britain-stronger-in-europe/

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