Former PM Gordon Brown will team with city leaders to warn against the impact of Brexit on Northern cities June 16, 2016 Former prime minister Gordon Brown will today team with the leaders of 10 of the UK's largest cities to warn that a Brexit vote would turn the North into a “wasteland” under the Conservatives. Council leaders from Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield say that high tariffs on goods exports, [...]
Quitting the EU would be “win-win” for the UK’s economy says Michael Gove June 15, 2016 Justice secretary Michael Gove has hit back at claims that a Brexit vote would hit the UK's finances, claiming that leaving the EU would be “win-win” the for UK. Treasury figures have forecast that the UK would be launched into a recession by a Brexit vote. However, speaking on the BBC last night, Gove hit [...]
Tata Steel writes to UK staff on benefits of EU membership June 15, 2016 Tata Steel has become the latest employer to write to its staff on the benefits of the UK's EU membership. The Indian giant's message follows similar commentary from BT and BAE Systems earlier this week. Although the firm avoided not explicitly encourage staff to vote for either the Leave or Remain campaigns, its' European head of public [...]
Nigel Farage takes on Bob Geldof in naval battles… it’s the latest bizarre round of the EU referendum June 15, 2016 The EU referendum campaign reached its logical conclusion today, with a fleet of Brexit backing fishermen hosing down Bob Geldof in the middle of the river Thames. Sir Bob arriving at Westminster. Harbour Master asking us to keep it down. #BattleOfThames pic.twitter.com/5htEGA5KWv — Mikey Smith (@mikeysmith) June 15, 2016 Geldof was leading a pro-Remain fleet down [...]
Leave campaigners unveil manifesto for post-Brexit reforms June 15, 2016 With less than 10 days to go before the referendum, Leave campaigners have unveiled a raft of reforms designed to be implemented if the UK votes to exit Europe. While senior leave campaigners including former London mayor Boris Johnson and justice secretary Michael Gove have insisted they want Prime Minister David Cameron to remain in [...]
Labour deputy leader Tom Watson to argue that a Remain vote in the EU referendum would create one million new jobs June 15, 2016 Labour deputy leader Tom Watson will today claim that remaining inside the EU would create more than a million jobs in the UK by 2030. Speaking in London tomorrow, Watson will argue that future EU trade would open up markets in digital services energy and tourism. Treasury figures have forecast that long-term benefits of a [...]
None of the alternatives are better than single market, non-EU business groups warn June 15, 2016 Business groups from across the world have warned that the UK's current access to the single market beats all alternatives. In a report issued by the Confederation of British Industry, groups representing firms in Albania, Norway, Switzerland and Canada – all cited by Leave campaigners as models for potential alternatives – have said the UK [...]
George Osborne and Alistair Darling to forecast £30bn of revenue raising after a Brexit vote June 15, 2016 Chancellor George Osborne is to team with his immediate predecessor to warn that a Brexit vote would trigger an emergency “Brexit budget”, with the aim of raising £30bn. Osborne and former Labour chancellor Alistair Darling will today forecast tens of billions of spending cuts and tax rises if the UK votes to leave. The pair [...]
Fewer children can get first choice school places because of immigration, Leave campaigner Priti Patel has warned June 14, 2016 Leave campaigners have seized on new figures from the Department for Education which warn that the number of applications for school places is continuing to rise, while fewer students are able to get their first choices. Figures from the DfE show that 84.1 per cent of children were allocated places at their first choice for [...]
Former London mayor Ken Livingstone has blamed rebel Labour MPs for a furore around his Hitler comments June 14, 2016 Former London mayor Ken Livingstone has claimed that Blairite MPs have deliberately misrepresented his comments around Zionism and Adolf Hitler in a bid to undermine Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Livingstone's comments came as part of a Home Affairs Committee probe into the broader issue of anti-semitism, with the former London mayor asked to give evidence following his [...]
