Steve,
"Much less contentious?" That £350 million was a downright lie. The true figure would have been less than half that. How much more contentious can you get?

That point was forcibly made at the time. and put to the electorate along with all the other disputed issues.
The people decided that Leave made a better case.

Rag, at 67 I consider myself too old to lead a major political party, but not too old to have relevant and informed opinions.