Lord Lawson: heavyweight joins the fight for Brexit

The Brexit campaign received a boost after former chancellor Lord Lawson waded into the debate, says Matthew Partridge.

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Lord Lawson: it's time to leave the EU's "integrationist project"

The campaign for Brexit Britain leaving the European Union (EU) is gaining momentum. Not only do several polls now suggest that a majority of British voters would vote in a referendum to leave the EU, but respected former Tory chancellor Lord Lawson has stepped in to "lead a cross-party exit movement", says Michael Wilkinson in The Daily Telegraph. It's "another reminder that the out' campaign is already much busier and more focused than its in' opponents", says Martin Kettle in The Guardian. Lawson, "a politician from another era", may not sway wavering voters.

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Dr Matthew Partridge
Shares editor, MoneyWeek

Matthew graduated from the University of Durham in 2004; he then gained an MSc, followed by a PhD at the London School of Economics.

He has previously written for a wide range of publications, including the Guardian and the Economist, and also helped to run a newsletter on terrorism. He has spent time at Lehman Brothers, Citigroup and the consultancy Lombard Street Research.

Matthew is the author of Superinvestors: Lessons from the greatest investors in history, published by Harriman House, which has been translated into several languages. His second book, Investing Explained: The Accessible Guide to Building an Investment Portfolio, is published by Kogan Page.

As senior writer, he writes the shares and politics & economics pages, as well as weekly Blowing It and Great Frauds in History columns He also writes a fortnightly reviews page and trading tips, as well as regular cover stories and multi-page investment focus features.

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