David Davis suggested the turn in fortunes could be because the UK media have stopped “kicking Brussels all the time”.

Featuring such hits as 'Curved bananas banned by Brussels' and 'EU to ban lollipop ladies’ sticks'.

The Brexit brigade is still going on about bendy bananas and the return of imperial measures. But it is a strategy born of ignorance or – worse – panic.

Over the years there have been a number of stories about how EU laws impact our lives in the UK.

The staunchly eurosceptic Daily Express has published a listicle about the “amazing things we get back if we leave EU”. / “From powerful vacuums to straight banana’s (sic), here are all the things we’ll get back if we vote out,” the paper says. / The piece has been getting widely shared online. But does it pass the FactCheck test?

The EU has ruled on the curves of cucumbers, forbidden hairdressers from wearing heels, and even financed a porn film. These urban legends about decisions taken in Brussels are as endless as they are false. And they all get the kiss of life in the same place: the British tabloids.

Sovereignty, economic growth, immigration, influence on the world stage: these have been the big issues in Britain’s debate on whether to stay in the European Union. But teabags, vacuum cleaners and oven gloves may have as much sway on the outcome.

Just in case a Brexit vote today marks the beginning of the end of the euro-myth, we celebrate the most inventive red herrings of all and judge just how truthful they were.

When it comes to reporting new legislation planned by the European Union, many British tabloids have a tendency to "overdo it".