Religious leaders from the UK’s main faith communities – including former archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams – have joined forces to oppose Brexit, saying the EU is vital to preserving peace, fighting poverty and tackling the migration crisis. I share their positive view of Europe – I am a British European who has performed in German, French and Spanish. Anglicans the Right Rev Paul Bayes, bishop of Liverpool, and the Right Rev Stephen Conway, bishop of Ely, also signed. A recent poll by the National Union of Students found that 76% of students want to remain in the EU, with just 14% backing Brexit. But Ipsos MORI found 18- to 24-year-olds were much less likely to vote than the over-65s, at just 44% voting compared with 76%.

Source: The Guardian May 28, 2016 23:05 UTC