David Cameron tried to strike a last-ditch immigration deal with Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, in the dying days of the referendum campaign. Mr Cameron hoped a statement from European Leaders promising concessions on free movement, a… The former prime minister called Mrs Merkel just days before the referendum vote last month and appealed for limits to free movement if Britain voted to remain in the European Union, according to the BBC. It came at a time when the opinion polls showed voters moving towards the rival Leave campaign and the Government had again missed its target for cutting immigration.

Source: The Times July 23, 2016 10:52 UTC