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. JP Morgan 'part of arrogant elite' say UKIPpublished at 12:23 British Summer Time 3 June 2016

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  2. Nigel Farage: Immigration could swell the UK population to 80 million by 2040published at 12:22 British Summer Time 3 June 2016

    The "continuing flood" of people coming into the UK has opened up a great divide between the ruling classes and everybody else, UKIP leader Nigel Farage says.

    He tells supporters that David Cameron continually referred back to the benefits of the single market in response to every question put to him during last night's Sky debate about open borders. 

    The single market being sold to British voters "is soft and cuddly and lovely like a baby puppy", he says.

    But the reality is "the continuing flood of people" to the UK has "opened up a great divide" between the ruling classes who benefit from cheaper nannies and gardeners, with those trying to run small firms, the sole traders, and "everybody else".

    Mr Farage says if current levels of immigration continue, the population will reach 80 million by 2040, equivalent to a house needing to be built every four minutes.

  3. Copies of Chilcot report into Iraq War to cost £767 eachpublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 3 June 2016

    Copies of the long-awaited Chilcot report into the Iraq War will cost £767, external each to buy, it has emerged. 

    The inquiry has urged anyone who wants to get hold of the twelve volume report, which has been seven years in the making, to contact the Stationery Office.

    As an alternative, an executive summary of the report will be available for £30. 

    MPs have expressed concerns that there might be no special dispensation made for relatives of the 179 UK service personnel killed in Iraq between 2003 and 2009 to have their own free copy.

    The inquiry has said families will be able to read the report on the morning of 6 July before it is officially published while the entire work - which is more than two million words long - can be downloaded free of charge. 

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  4. Economist Intelligence Unit: Brexit would cost UK 6% of GDPpublished at 12:10 British Summer Time 3 June 2016

    According to the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Danielle Haralambous, leaving the EU would cost the UK 6% of its GDP by 2020.

    She claims the country's economic environment "will be dominated by uncertainty", with "significant volatility in the financial markets and a sharp depreciation in the pound".

    The EIU assumes the government "would act swiftly to alleviate uncertainty", notifying the EU of its intent to withdraw and outlining plans for a potential new trade deal by the end of 2016.

    As negotiations with the EU take place in 2017-18, Ms Haralambous says, the economy would experience higher inflation, rising unemployment and falling investment.

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    A slump in domestic demand would mean that the greatest hit to the economy would be felt in 2017."

    The EIU assumes that a deal involving restrictions on free movement of labour, access to the single market for goods, but significant barriers to the market for services would come into force in 2019, adds Ms Haralambous.

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    By 2020, we forecast that real GDP would be about 6% below our non-Brexit baseline forecast. Unemployment would peak in 2018, reflecting a 380,000-person increase relative to the baseline."

  5. Iain Duncan Smith: PM is 'deeply insincere' over migrant claimspublished at 11:53 British Summer Time 3 June 2016

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    Iain Duncan Smith has accused the prime minister of being "deeply insincere" by suggesting EU citizens can be sent home if they do not find a job.

    The Conservative former work and pensions secretary spoke out after David Cameron made the claims during an interview with ITV's Good Morning Britain.

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    I'm astonished at these comments, which are deeply insincere and a clear attempt to deceive the British public. The truth is that for as long as we are a member of the European Union we are powerless to control the number of people coming to this country. And yesterday's damning Home Affairs report shows conclusively that even if EU migrants commit serious crimes, the government is unable to remove them."

    Mr Duncan Smith also hit out at Mr Cameron for suggesting that migrants have to work for four years before they get full access to the welfare system.

    As a former minister in charge of the department responsible for welfare, he knows this is "the worst kind of gesture politics", he adds.

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    EU migrants are legally entitled to unemployment benefits after three months in this country - and as to the 'deal' to address this after the referendum, the British people shouldn't hold their breath."

  6. Reality Check: Do hundreds of thousands of jobs depend on the EU?published at 11:52 British Summer Time 3 June 2016

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  7. Nigel Farage EU speech: Some things are worth more than moneypublished at 11:46 British Summer Time 3 June 2016

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  8. Osborne: 'Think carefully' about consequences of leaving the EUpublished at 11:32 British Summer Time 3 June 2016

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    George Osborne has urged voters to "think carefully about the consequences of leaving the EU". 

    In a speech to JP Morgan employees in Bournemouth, the chancellor said financial services, which employ one million people, services generally, which employ 25 million, plus people's livelihoods "would be at risk".

    Stressing that "Britain is in charge of its own destiny", he warns:

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    Weigh all these things up before you vote, but think carefully about the consequences of leaving the EU....It is not all about numbers but people's livelihoods and ability to support their families

  9. Osborne on Trump: You can't build a wall around Britainpublished at 11:30 British Summer Time 3 June 2016

    George Osborne has been asked what he thinks about the policies of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. 

    He says it is not for him to tell Americans how to vote in November's presidential election but makes what he says is a "general observation". 

    In what can only be interpreted as a put down of the presumptive Republican nominee, he says the UK and other leading countries shouldn't "seal ourselves off from the world", adding you "cannot build a wall around Britain".

  10. George Osborne: 'UK is stronger, safer and better off inside the EU'published at 11:17 British Summer Time 3 June 2016

    The UK has "the best of both worlds" - its not in the euro, or the Schengen open border area, but is part of the single market, Chancellor George Osborne says.

    In an appeal for the EU Remain campaign, he argues that "it's deceiving people to pretend that if we leave the EU jobs won't be at risk".

    He tells workers at JP Morgan's hub in Bournemouth:

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    I love this country like all of you do, and the Britain that I love is an outward looking country that has probably done more to shape our world and influence our world, than any other country on our planet. And we've done that because we've engaged in the world, and never thought that we could pull up the drawbridge and retreat from our world. We are not people who quit Britain, and for me, it's about who we are as a country and our relationship with the world and Europe. And I believe we are stronger, safer and better off inside this reformed EU."

  11. Nick Clegg: Staying in EU is 'the patriotic thing to do'published at 11:15 British Summer Time 3 June 2016

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  12. George Osborne: 'Big economic price' for UK if it leaves the EUpublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 3 June 2016

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    There "will be a big economic price to pay" if the UK leaves the EU, Chancellor George Osborne claims.

    He says that outcome will result in financial turbulence, a huge amount of uncertainty, with companies needing to make decisions about where they invest, and who they hire. The UK will also be doing less trade with its principle market - the European Union, he says.

    Mr Osborne made the claims during a "town hall" speech to JP Morgan's hub in Bournemouth, which employs 4,000 people.

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    My concern is that if we quit the EU then there will be a big economic price to be paid for this country ... Let's end this deception that if we leave the EU, jobs won't be at risk. In the services sector alone 400,000 jobs could be at risk."

  13. Nick Clegg urges EU referendum voters to 'rise to challenge'published at 11:03 British Summer Time 3 June 2016

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  14. Osborne and Clegg in double-headed Remain appealpublished at 10:55 British Summer Time 3 June 2016

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    Chancellor George Osborne and former Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg are banging the drum for the Remain campaign almost simultaneously.

    While Mr Osborne is speaking to employees of the US investment bank JP Morgan Chase at an "employee town hall" event in Bournemouth - Mr Clegg will be giving his views at the National Liberal Club in London.

  15. JP Morgan boss warns of job losses after Brexitpublished at 10:50 British Summer Time 3 June 2016

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    The boss of one of the largest financial institutions in the UK has warned that a vote to leave the European Union may force his company to move jobs to Europe.

    Jamie Dimon, head of JP Morgan Chase, who is appearing alongside Chancellor George Osborne at an "employee town hall" in Bournemouth, says Brexit "would be a terrible deal for the British economy".

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    We mostly know what it looks like if Britain stays in the European Union: It's effectively, a continuation of a more predictable economic environment. But the range of outcomes of a Brexit is large and potentially unknown."

    Mr Dimon says his company would have to make decisions quickly if voters choose to leave the EU. 

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    One realistic outcome is that we lose the ability to passport our banking and trading services into Europe. But our clients will still need us to trade within what will then be the EU. If that's what the rules say, we will need to do what works. So if the UK leaves the EU, we may have no choice but to re-organise our business model here. Brexit could mean fewer JP Morgan jobs in the UK and more jobs in Europe. My observation of the facts is that a vote to leave would be a terrible deal for the British economy."

  16. Reality Check: How would a Brexit affect UK laws?published at 10:40 British Summer Time 3 June 2016

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  17. Leave campaign 'must win' economic argumentpublished at 10:40 British Summer Time 3 June 2016

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  18. David Cameron: No present for Sam - but he loves her more than 20 years agopublished at 10:34 British Summer Time 3 June 2016

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    David Cameron's Good Morning Britain interview earlier wasn't just about immigration and the EU referendum.

    On US presidential hopeful Donald Trump, who has said he will visit the UK the day after the EU vote, Mr Cameron says he believes whoever wins the US election will have a good relationship with the British prime minister.

    Mr Cameron also admitted that he hadn’t bought his wife Samantha a present for their anniversary earlier this week - but the pair enjoyed an Italian dinner and agreed they love each other now more than 20 years ago.

  19. Where Leave and Remain have been campaigningpublished at 10:23 British Summer Time 3 June 2016

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    Here is a graph showing where the Leave and Remain campaigns have been staging publicly-advertised events. Some campaign events have not been advertised so it's not a complete picture, but it does provide an interesting snapshot of activity.

  20. David Miliband: 'Choice between project fact and project fantasy'published at 10:21 British Summer Time 3 June 2016

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    More from Labour former foreign secretary David Miliband, who wants the UK to remain part of the European Union... He claims Labour has had a "distinctive voice" throughout the campaign.

    Speaking on LBC, he says:

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    Jeremy Corbyn has just made a speech on this, I'm out campaigning with Alan Johnson today... There is a distinctive Labour voice."

    The choice is between "project fact and project fantasy", he adds.

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    No one can give you an answer from the Leave campaign about whether there would be more or less immigration, or more or less trade after we leave."