St Michael and All Angels Church in hosted the second of three EU debates in Chiswick this week. Chaired by Torin Douglas, the speakers were Hilary Benn, MP and Shadow Foreign Secretary, Chiswick Champion, Councillor Gerald McGregor, Andrew Mitchell and local councillor and Director of the Bruges Group, Robert Oulds.

 

 

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Timecodes for above video: 00.10 – Event introduction & pre-debate audience vote, 01.54 – Speaker Introductions, 05.10 – Pre-debate audience vote results, 05.29 – ‘Remain’ Hilary Benn, 16.28 – ‘Brexit’ Gerald McGregor, 27.55 – ‘Remain’ Andrew Mitchell, 38.25 – ‘Brexit’ Robert Oulds.

 

 

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Timecodes for the above video: 00.37 – ‘Remain’ Hilary Benn, 06.24 – ‘Brexit’ Gerald McGregor, 12.05 – Post-debate audience vote, 15.03 – Post-debate audience vote results.

 

A show of hands was taken both before and after the debate. The results before the debate were In – 79 | Leave – 48 | Undecided – 29.

Some people had left by the final vote which resulted in In – 77 | Leave – 30 | Undecided 10