Stay or go? Brexit activists battle it out

[WorldNews]

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Politicians and world leaders have dominated the headlines in the campaign for Britain's EU referendum, but a passionate battle for the country's future is also being fought by activists on the streets. At a stall in the bohemian London district of Fitzrovia last week, Sheila Hawkins tried to persuade workers on their lunchbreak that leaving the bloc in the June 23 vote would be a "disaster". Standing on a street corner handing out leaflets, the pensioner volunteered with the "Britain Stronger In Europe" campaign to allay her own fears of what would happen in the event of a so-called Brexit.

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