YouGov confirms exit poll for Brexit referendum

Ivan Delgado Independent Analyst

YouGov Head of Political and Social Research Joe Twyman has confirmed, via Twitter, that there will be an exit poll for the referendum.

Twyman;s tweet reads: “At @YouGov we will run our own On-the-Day #EURef poll on Thursday, as we did for Scot Ref. Findings announced on @SkyNews after polls close.” Polls on Thursday June 23rd will close at 22:00 BST.

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Ivan Delgado

Independent Analyst

Established in the Asian continent since 2009, Ivan studied a degree in Business at the University Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona), while also earning a postgraduate degree in Business Administration.

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