In Pictures: A look back at the Brexit campaign

Britain's historic referendum comes after a four-month battle for votes between the Leave EU and Remain camps. The campaign has been bitterly-fought, and opinion polls taken before the vote indicated the outcome is far too close to forecast. Here is a look back at the campaign leading to Thursday's vote.

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Jun 23, 2016, 05:48 PM

A man backing the "Vote Remain" campaign walks along a street in central London, on June 22, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

A bartender pulls a pint of beer decorated with EU Referendum beer taps in a pub in central London, on June 22, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

British Prime Minister David Cameron reacts as he travels on his campaign bus from Bristol, on June 22, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

British Member of Parliament and former London Mayor Boris Johnson (left) in Selby during a campaign visit in Central London, on June 22, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Leader of the British Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn speaks at a "Vote Remain" event at Manchester's People's History Museum in Manchester, on June 21, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Participants display placards as members of the public take part in a "Remain In" Rally in Trafalgar Square, London, on June 21, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Two activists with the EU flag and Union Jack painted on their faces kiss each other in front of Brandenburg Gate to protest against the British exit from the European Union, in Berlin, June 19, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

British UKIP leader Nigel Farage speaks to reporters during the launch of a new poster campaign ahead of the EU referendum in Smith Square in London, on June 16, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Rock musician Bob Geldof sails with "Remain" supporters in a counter protest next to a flotilla of fishing trawlers, orgainsed by UKIP leader Nigel Farage, up the river Thames in London, on June 15, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

A boat carrying supporters of "IN" is sprayed with water by a flotilla of fishing trawlers, orgainsed by UKIP leader Nigel Farage, as it sails up the river Thames next to the Houses of Parliament in London, on June 15, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

A campaigner waves a balloon featuring a British Union Flag, also known as a Union Jack, as boats pass underneath Westminster Bridge near the Houses of Parliament in London, on June 15, 2016. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

An arrangement of newspapers pictured in London on June 14, 2016, shows the front page of the Sun daily newspaper with a headline urging readers to vote "Leave". PHOTO: AFP

"Vote Leave" badges sit on a table with leaflets and other campaign materials in Manchester, on June 11, 2016. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

British Union Flags, commonly known as Union Jacks, and European Union (EU) flags stand on cocktail sticks in a dish of sausages on a table in Guildford, Surrey, on May 31, 2016. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

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