Brexit vote could bring Cameron's govt crashing down
London
BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron's high-stakes decision to let the British public decide whether or not the country stays in the European Union looks increasingly like a bad bet, with his party veering into civil war, the polls pointing towards an exit and the Conservative leader's job appearing ever more precarious.
Just a week before Britain votes, the prime minister's hope of settling once and for all the country's long-simmering European question with a resounding vote to stay in the EU may be out of reach. Surveys show the country is almost exactly divided, with momentum in recent days for "out". If Britain does vote to leave (a scenario popularly known as Brexit), analysts say Mr Cameron would probably be forced to resign - perhaps within hours of the result.
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