A majority of voters are ready to vote for Britain to leave the European Union, according to a new opinion poll.
The Survation poll for The Mail on Sunday found that if a referendum was held tomorrow 51 per cent would vote to quit the EU against 49 per cent who would vote to remain.
The findings run counter to a string of recent polls which have consistently shown comfortable majorities in favour of staying in.
As recently as July, a Survation poll gave the "in" camp a 54 per cent to 46 per cent advantage.
Politicians will be wary of reading too much into one survey - particularly given the closeness of the margin.
Nevertheless it is likely to set alarm bells ringing in Downing Street ahead of David Cameron's promised referendum - which must take place before the end of 2017.
The poll, of 1,004 people, was carried out by Survation between September 3 and 4.
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