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"I don't think it's the answer he should have given," says Rachel Reeves when she's asked about Jeremy Corbyn's comment that he's only about "a seven" on the enthusiasm scale for the EU.

Ms Reeves says "it's tough" on the doorsteps in her constituency in Leeds and many people there are planning to vote Out.

Is that Labour's failure? "In many ways it is," she answers, because the party hasn't made a compelling case about how relations with the EU could be changed to prevent wage depression and the perception that jobs go to foreign workers rather than British ones.

Quickly now. Without looking it up. Can you list the proclaimed gains secured by David Cameron in his negotiations with the EU before this remarkable referendum campaign began?

Michael Gove may be spearheading the campaign to leave the EU but he has other responsibilities as well. 

In his capacity as justice secretary, he is now answering questions from MPs in the Commons about the penal system and other matters.

Labour's Andy Slaughter tries to tempt Mr Gove into talking about the choice facing the UK, which he characterises between Leave's "bleak isolationism" and Remain's support for workers and human rights.

Mr Gove says he is representing the government at the despatch box and it has a clear position - but he has been given "leave to depart from that" and argue for the other side.

Whatever the outcome of the referendum, he says he believes in the wisdom of the British people and that "workers and human rights and fair co-operation" will be maintained. 

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"If there's a degree of freedom of movement based on skill, what's wrong with that?" says Lord Jones. He says he'd "put his hand up" for "quality immigration", but that's not what the UK gets at the moment.

Rachel Reeves says she doesn't believe any deal could be secured with the EU for access to the single market without accepting freedom of movement.

And she adds: "If we walk way we don't know what we are unleashing. 

"The European Union could very easily fragment and break up and we'd go back to the same situation that we saw in the 30s and 40s and all the instability we saw there."

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The discussion on Daily Politics then moves on to the single market and a discussion of whether or not the UK would face trade tariffs. Lord Jones insists the German car industry would never allow tariffs to be imposed on trade to the UK. Rachel Reeves disputes this, but it gets a bit nasty as she tries to argue back.

"Digby, you're a typical middle aged bloke who loves interrupting women. You really don't know how to conduct yourself," she says.

"Off to your prejudice," mutters Lord Jones in reply.

In a very brief address, the Labour leader says he and his colleagues will be campaigning across the UK in the next week to give Labour voters a "voice" in the debate and to persuade people to put their faith in the UK's membership of the EU. 

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Former shadow minister and Remain supporter Rachel Reeves is now on the Daily Politics.

She says she's sure Brexit would be "pretty game-changing" for the economy and people's incomes - and not in a good way.

Lord Jones disagrees, arguing there's "a perception causing a short-term problem", adding: "I don't see a recession."

He and Ms Reeves then get into a bit of a tussle about whether sterling has been hit over the last couple of months by fears of Brexit.

She dismisses the idea that any negative impact from leaving would be short-term only, saying the Bank of England governor is among those have concerns for the long term.

Jeremy Corbyn speaks once the entire gathering has been organised for the media cameras. He says this is a "coming together" of the Labour and trade union movement to show its support for remaining in the EU.

He warns of a "bonfire" of workers rights if the UK votes to leave, saying these will be put immediately at risk and he issues a rallying call to Labour supporters. 

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Lord Digby Jones, a crossbench peer, says he doesn't blame the two sides for the tit for tat, but adds: "The first casualty in that fight is always the truth."

The Leave supporter says no-one is pointing out that a vote to Remain is "not a vote for the status quo".

Shadow Health Secretary Heidi Alexander opens proceedings by saying she is "fed up" with the fact that the EU campaign has been dominated by the Tories "tearing lumps out of each other" and fighting over David Cameron's successor.

Labour, she says, is united in its belief that the EU vote will have effects for "generations to come" - and the damage that a Leave vote will do to the NHS is a "risk that Labour and the trade union movement" simple cannot take.

We are "determined" to win the argument, she concludes. 

Luciana Berger and Kerry McCarthy are among those waiting for the photographer to turn up at this highly choreographed show of unity by Labour on the issue of the EU. 

There is plenty of humour in the room, with one person saying "now we will do the bride's family".

There is a round of applause as Jeremy Corbyn and Tom Watson appear on the stage. 

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Former trade minister Lord Digby Jones says he'd "love to stay in a reformed EU", but will definitely be voting to leave on 23 June.

He says his concern is that "nobody on either side actually knows". 

"They're peddling the maybes and the possibilities on both sides as if it's fact and actually, they're very close to doing a Budget and an alternative Budget."

He says he gets "very frustrated" with Remain campaigners quoting economists.

"I wouldn't trust an economist to run a bath."

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Jo Coburn will be with Lord Jones of Birmingham, better known as Digby, who wants the UK to leave the EU. They will be joined by Rachel Reeves to look at Labour's referendum campaign, while Labour MEP and former European Council spokesman, Richard Corbett will talk about expenses.There will be a lookahead to Thursday's Tooting by-election, plus talking about where unions, and bookmakers, stand on the referendum vote. 

Shadow cabinet ministers are assembling for a team photo at the Labour In event in London. 

John McDonnell is among those there as are Hilary Benn, Len McCluskey and Dave Prentis. 

We are expecting Jeremy Corbyn and union leaders to speak shortly about why they believe the UK should remain in the European Union.

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The SNP's Gavin Newlands claims that given the justice secretary's wish to leave the EU and the home secretary's position on the European Convention on Human Rights, this government's legacy could be that "we are no longer party to any international human rights treaty". 

Justice Minister Dominic Raab says it's not in the government's plans to leave the Convention but "we can't rule it out for ever and a day".

He adds: "Some of the laws coming out of the EU, whichever side of the debate you're on, have been damaging to civil liberties."

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Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has said the prospect of the UK voting to leave the EU is a "dangerous moment" in terms of Europe's defence and security. 

At a meeting of Nato defence ministers in Brussels, he said.