Claim: The Liberal Democrats were the first party to call for an in/out referendum on the UK's EU membership.
Fact-check: Were the Lib Dems the first party to campaign for an EU referendum? - Full Fact
Verdict: incorrect. the referendum party called for a referendum in the 1990s. the earliest call we've seen for a referendum from the lib dems was in 2007.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2019-09-18T00:00:00