Labour has unveiled plans for a last-gasp “Rally to Remain” in London today, bringing together some of the party’s most senior figures June 22, 2016 Labour has launched a last ditch effort to convince its supporters to vote Remain this week, bringing together party leaders for a final rally in London. The event will see Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn joined by London mayor Sadiq Khan, Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale, Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones and Alan Johnson, leader of [...]
Vote Leave facing questions over £600,000 of donations from former BNP member June 21, 2016 Leave campaigners have found themselves facing questions over £600,000 of donations they reportedly accepted from a former member of the British National Party. Electoral Commission figures released yesterday show Sutton Coldfield resident Gladys Bramall as Vote Leave's third largest individual donor. The 88-year-old made two separate donations of £500,000 and £100,000. However, Buzzfeed News reported [...]
Lord Heseltine says that Britain will eventually join the euro ahead of the EU referendum June 21, 2016 Lord Heseltine has said he believes that the UK will eventually join the euro, as Brits prepare to vote in the EU referendum later this week. Speaking during a lively debate with Ukip leader Nigel Farage on LBC this afternoon, the former deputy prime minister and In campaign spokesperson, Lord Heseltine, said: "I think that there will come [...]
London mayors past and present have launched furious attacks on each other in the final TV live debate before Thursday’s Brexit vote June 21, 2016 Boris Johnson and Sadiq Khan have crossed swords on live TV over the implications of a Brexit for London, ahead of Thursday's referendum vote. Addressing 6,000 people in London, Khan blasted Johnson over the Leave campaign's focus on immigration, while Johnson returned fire over the UK's loss of sovereignty. The current mayor accused his predecessor of “project hate”, while [...]
Ex-footballer John Barnes slams Michael Gove for wrongly claiming he backs Brexit June 21, 2016 Former England footballer John Barnes has hit out at the justice secretary and leading Leave campaigner Michael Gove for wrongly claiming he backs Brexit. Barnes said his views had been misconstrued after he said in an interview that Brexit would be good for English footballers. Gove previously claimed that the ex-Three Lions player wanted Britain to [...]
EU referendum: Most self-employed workers will base vote on personal views not what is best for business June 21, 2016 The majority of self-employed workers will vote in the EU referendum based on their personal beliefs over what may or may not be best for their businesses, according to new research. Research by Intuit QuickBooks, which provides online accounting software, indicated that 72 per cent will vote on their personal choices, while 20 per cent [...]
New referendum poll shows a marginal lead for the Remain camp with just days to go before Britain votes June 21, 2016 With less than two days until polling stations open, Survation's final telephone polling has shown a narrowing of the lead for the Remain camp. Excluding undecided voters, the poll showed 50.7 per cent support for Remain, down by 1.5 per cent since the pollster's last research, compared to 49.3 per cent for Leave. With the undecided voters, who amounted to [...]
EU referendum: Prime Minister David Cameron says “economy is paramount” as he makes last ditch plea to older voters June 21, 2016 In a last ditch appeal for votes to remain in the EU, Prime Minister David Cameron has said that staying in Europe is "above all about our economy". In a direct appeal to British voters in a speech outside 10 Downing Street, Cameron said: "[The economy] will be stronger if we stay; it will be [...]
Poster power: How battle for votes in the EU referendum has played out through ad campaigns June 21, 2016 With just two days to go until Britain votes on its future within the EU both sides of campaign have unveiled new posters. Here's the final poster from Britain Stronger in Europe, created by M&C Saatchi. The campaign said the poster "depicts stairs heading up to an open door that leads into darkness with the [...]
Donations to Remain campaigners almost doubled in the latest Electoral Commission figures, thanks to backers including Eddie Izzard June 21, 2016 Donations to the Remain camp have almost doubled in the latest round of figures published by the Electoral Commission, although it continues to be exceeded by funding for Leave campaigners. For the period from 13 May to 9 June, various Leave groups received a total of £3.6m in donations, with the largest chunk going to Vote [...]