Summary

  • The UK faces an extra £2.4bn bill from Brussels if it remains part of the EU, Boris Johnson says

  • David Cameron warns an EU exit could push up mortgage rates

  • Leave campaigners say the UK could be pushed into future eurozone bailouts if it stays in the EU

  • Former PM Sir John Major attacks the "squalid" and "deceitful" campaign to get the UK out of the EU

  1. Vote Leave in housing appeal to youngpublished at 12:45 British Summer Time 2 June 2016

    Young people will find it harder to get on the housing ladder if the UK stays in the EU, Leave campaigner Liam Fox says - but Remain dismiss his claim as "fantasy".

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  2. Vote Leave warns PM 'ineligible EU citizens' are being given referendum votepublished at 12:39 British Summer Time 2 June 2016

    EU citizens who are not entitled to vote in the 23 June referendum have been sent polling cards telling them that they can, according to two senior Vote Leave campaigners.

    Former Conservative Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith, and senior Tory MP Bernard Jenkin, have written to the prime minister to express their "serious concerns" about the conduct of the referendum.

    They accuse the Electoral Commission of seeking to "shrug off this highly concerning development", claiming there "are no checks conducted to make sure anyone applying to vote is indeed eligible".

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    We believe the British public will be as shocked as we are to discover that the integrity of the franchise for this long-awaited referendum with profound consequences for our nation is being protected in such a lax manner."

    The two MPs spoke out after they were contacted by "a number of concerned electors" claiming "ineligible EU citizens have been sent polling cards telling them that they have a vote" in the poll.

    They say "it is not good enough" to expect people to report their friends, family or neighbours to police if they believe they've been sent a polling card in error.

  3. Brexit talk 'damaging business morale'published at 12:30 British Summer Time 2 June 2016

    Brexit talk is to blame for a drop in business confidence in Guernsey according to the president of the island's chamber of commerce.

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  4. Business leaders urge Jeremy Corbyn not to veto EU-US trade dealpublished at 12:21 British Summer Time 2 June 2016

    Jeremy Corbyn has been warned not to rush to judgement on the proposed EU-US trade deal known as TTIP - after he pledged to veto the treaty if elected prime minister.

    Instead, the Institute of Directors (IoD) urged Labour to wait until the agreement has been finalised before jumping to conclusions.

    Allie Renison, head of EU and trade policy at the IoD, said:

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    We urge the Labour Party to wait until the agreement has been finalised before rushing to judgement. In both Europe and America the principle of free trade is under attack from opportunistic or misguided politicians. Now more than ever we need our leaders to stand up and make the positive case for how trade benefits both businesses and consumers through lower prices, a greater variety of products and services, jobs associated with increased exports, and the innovation which competition spurs.”

    The IoD is not campaigning for an outcome in the EU referendum, but if the UK were to vote to stay in, nine in 10 members would back the signing of TTIP, external

  5. Labour's Alan Johnson heckled by Cornish fisherman during pro-EU speechpublished at 12:18 British Summer Time 2 June 2016

    Former Labour Home Secretary Alan Johnson's stump speech in Camborne has been heckled by a Cornish fisherman protesting about EU fishing quotas.

    Fisherman Dave Hicks held a Vote Leave placard and approached the Remain campaigners saying: "We want our fishing grounds back," adding that Britain's fishing industry had been "destroyed by Brussels". 

    The heckler was asked to "go away" during exchanges with a Labour activist.

  6. Alan Johnson: 'I hope turnout for EU poll will be bigger than general election'published at 12:11 British Summer Time 2 June 2016

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    Former Labour Home Secretary Alan Johnson says he hopes the turnout for the 23 June EU referendum will be "bigger" than a general election.

    Describing it as the "most important political decision of our lifetime", he says Labour is "very concerned" to get younger people registered by 7 June.

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    I hope we get a bigger turn out than a general election - I hope we get a turn out in the realms of the Scottish independence election two years ago."

    Campaigning in Cornwall, Mr Johnson defended Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's involvement in the Remain campaign, stressing that "Jeremy will be doing more - all leaders do their bit".

    But he says:

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    I think we're very well placed to get Labour supporters to the polling booths on 23 June."

  7. Iain Duncan Smith: Not talking about immigration is 'contemptuous'published at 12:04 British Summer Time 2 June 2016

    Former work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith says the EU Remain camp are "in denial" over the issue of immigration, adding that it's "contemptuous" not to talk about the issue.

    He says Remain campaigners "don't want to talk about that because it's the real physical thing happening that everyone understands".

    "Fantasy politics is when you actually have a manifesto pledge to get migration down to tens of thousands, but you then don't want to talk about it because you're not succeeding" and that's because "you don't control your own borders", he says.

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    I think not talking about migration, not wanting to discuss it, not wanting even to refer it - that is showing contempt to the British public, two thirds of whom say it's out of control."

    Asked whether the economy should be a more important issue than immigration, he says they are "one and the same thing".

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    If you are a worker on low earnings, low skilled jobs, you've seen your income fall by up to 10%. That is the economy to them; not being able to put the things on the table you feel you ought to while your cost of living is rising because of migration being out of control and because of the open borders of the European Union. That is very damaging to people's lives, so the economy for people out there is what they earn, and it is about housing, it is about education, it is about schools and therefore it's contemptuous not to want to talk about that."

  8. Liam Fox: EU Remain campaigners 'don't understand voters' concerns'published at 12:03 British Summer Time 2 June 2016

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    Conservative former defence minister Liam Fox claims Remain campaigners have “no policy” on EU migration.

    He refuses to criticise the prime minister and other Tory colleagues but says

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    It’s very clear that when the Remain side described the migration argument as a distraction that they didn’t understand the concerns of ordinary voters.”

    He predicted that more migrants from Europe will arrive as the “euro crisis continues to consume the continent” leading to more pressure on social services.

    He describes as a "total scare story" claims that the UK would “fall off a cliff economically” if Britain left the EU, accusing the Remain campaign of making “assumptions and assertions” rather than facts.

    In a speech on Thursday he appealled to younger voters to vote Brexit. He said that more immigration and rising costs would result in young people living for longer with their parents.

  9. Priti Patel: Vote Leave 'not making it up as we go along'published at 11:46 British Summer Time 2 June 2016

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    Conservative minister and Vote Leave campaigner Priti Patel rejects the chancellor’s claim Vote Leave campaigners are making it up as they go along on the economy.

    She says her campaign has been clear on immigration policy and spending priorities, adding: “That is not making it up as we go along - these are facts these are figures that are relevant.”

    On immigration, she says the prospect of a points system for immigration in the UK has clearly got other leaders thinking about what they could achieve in their own countries.

    On jobs, she says she couldn't guarantee there wouldn’t be any losses. She says Brexit would lead to a stronger and prosperous Britain with a growing economy.

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    We could create more jobs obviously - we’d have the brightest and the best that would come to the United Kingdom through the points system.”

  10. Gone, but not forgotten: Tributes paid to Charles Kennedypublished at 11:37 British Summer Time 2 June 2016

    A year on since the death of former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy, friends, family and admirers have been posting their tributes.

    The popular politician, who died of a major haemorrhage linked to alcoholism, led the party between 1999 and 2006. He was 55.

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  11. George Osborne: Business does not want to leap into the darkpublished at 11:22 British Summer Time 2 June 2016

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  12. Jeremy Corbyn: Media's fault Labour's EU message not getting throughpublished at 11:22 British Summer Time 2 June 2016

    This morning leader Jeremy Corbyn was asked why some people think Labour's message on the EU isn't getting through:

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    Well it's partly down to the media, how they report what the Labour Party says. I have done a great deal of campaigning. Last week I was in Yorkshire - we had a public meeting on the streets of Doncaster. I've been in Liverpool - I've been all over the country. There are no no-go areas for our party and our campaign."

  13. Key non-UK quotes on the EU referendumpublished at 11:20 British Summer Time 2 June 2016

    Key quotes from high-profile European figures on Britain's EU referendum

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  14. Jeremy Corbyn: Labour campaigning 'to defend and extend' workers' rightspublished at 11:16 British Summer Time 2 June 2016

    During questions from the media, as we've mentioned, (see 11.06am entry) BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg asked Jeremy Corbyn a question about the impact of immigration on workers in the UK. But she also asked about claims by the GMB's new leader that Labour had failed to get its pro-Remain message across.

    Mr Corbyn said he was "looking forward to speaking" to the GMB on Sunday and he is "very happy to work" with new leader Tim Roache.

    He says all the unions have supported the Remain campaign, adding that his message is "very, very clear" that the party is campaigning "to defend and extend" workers' and trade union rights in Britain and across Europe.

  15. Jeremy Corbyn: My support of EU is not unconditionalpublished at 11:11 British Summer Time 2 June 2016

    In his Q&A after the speech Jeremy Corbyn said he was putting forward "the social Europe case" for remaining in the EU that would result in good quality employment, investment and environmental protection.

    Winding up questions posed to him, the Labour leader says his party's support for staying in the EU "is not unconditional" on everything Europe does.

    But he also argues that a serious discussion is needed that does "not deal with the fear agenda".

  16. Watch: Jeremy Corbyn says austerity policies, not migrants, is cause of problemspublished at 11:06 British Summer Time 2 June 2016

    Labour leader answers question put by BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg

    Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says that the government's austerity policies were the cause of problems in communities where there has been large scale immigration, rather than the migrants themselves, who, he says, often worked in and contributed to public services such as the NHS.Mr Corbyn was answering a question from the BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg, who was booed by the audience of Labour members and supporters when called to ask the question.  

  17. Jeremy Corbyn: Zero hours contracts 'are cruel in the way they work'published at 10:59 British Summer Time 2 June 2016

    Answering questions, Jeremy Corbyn says he will campaign for zero hours contracts to be outlawed across Europe because they "are cruel in the way they work".

    He says it's not right that people with families don't know when they are going to work or what their prospective income is likely to be.

    "There has to be a basic level of employment rights all across Europe," he says. "I would campaign for that all across Europe."

    The Labour leader adds that too many companies in fast food sector make huge profits, while not guaranteeing workers hours or conditions.

  18. Jeremy Corbyn: 'Overwhelming case' for Britain to remain in EUpublished at 10:50 British Summer Time 2 June 2016

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    Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn finishes his speech by claiming "there is an overwhelming case" for Britain to remain in a reformed European Union.

    "That is why we established the Labour In campaign, because we have a distinct agenda, a vision to make Britain better and fairer for everyone, by engaging with our neighbours," he said. 

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    So please use your vote on 23 June, to vote Remain and then campaign with us for the reforms we need."

  19. Jeremy Corbyn: Britain 'shouldn't want to close its borders to EU citizens'published at 10:49 British Summer Time 2 June 2016

    The Labour leader says Britain shouldn't want to close its borders to European citizens wanting to come here, or the tens of thousands who want to work in the NHS. He criticises the government's decision in 2010 to axe the Migrant Impact Fund, which provided funds to help communities cope with immigration.

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    We do have to make sure that public services are able to sustain the communities we have here, part of that is through a Migrant Impact Fund, but partly too it is about reversing the damaging and unnecessary austerity policies that this government continues to impose on our communities and our country. We, the Labour Party, are overwhelmingly for staying in, because we believe the European Union has brought investment, jobs and protection for workers, consumers and the environment."

  20. Jeremy Corbyn: 'Being concerned about immigration is not racism'published at 10:48 British Summer Time 2 June 2016

    Jeremy Corbyn says Europe has "failed" to deal with the refugee crisis despite the efforts of many European countries.

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    Labour is determined that this failure must never be allowed to happen again and that in future we co-ordinate our efforts as a continent."

    Mr Corbyn says many communities have changed dramatically and rapidly because of immigration, which "can be disconcerting for some people".

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    That doesn’t make them Little Englanders, xenophobes or racists. More people living in an area can put real pressure on local services like GPs surgeries, schools and housing."