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| Cameron names referendum date as Gove declares for Brexit – live | Cameron names referendum date as Gove declares for Brexit – live |
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| 2.37pm GMT | |
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| So we’ve got the June 23 date for the referendum confirmed. But what’s it going to face in terms of competion? | |
| Well, for starters, there’s Glastonbury, which takes place on June 22-26. Make sure you arrange a postal vote as well as putting aside a pair of wellies. | |
| Middle class problems - people complaining about the #EUreferendum clashing with Glastonbury | |
| Plus it’s slap bang in the middle of the European Championships, which last from June 10 to July 10. | |
| Whether England or Wales will still be competing that that time is another matter (cough).. | |
| The EU referendum campaigns have big June opportunity with voters who find football boring! May struggle for attention until late with fans | |
| Amazing how many Arsenal supporters like me have been forced to miss the Hull match by need to make sense of Government's European policy | |
| 2.05pm GMT | 2.05pm GMT |
| 14:05 | 14:05 |
| It’s doubtful that the reforms reached in Brussels by David Cameron will significantly bring down migration from the rest of the EU, according to the influential think tank, the Institute For Public Policy Research, which has released an analysis. | It’s doubtful that the reforms reached in Brussels by David Cameron will significantly bring down migration from the rest of the EU, according to the influential think tank, the Institute For Public Policy Research, which has released an analysis. |
| IPPR Research Fellow, Marley Morris, adds however: | IPPR Research Fellow, Marley Morris, adds however: |
| Our research suggests that the public care about the issue of benefits in principle, because they see the current rules as unfair on Britain, and so the changes are an important part of the final deal. | Our research suggests that the public care about the issue of benefits in principle, because they see the current rules as unfair on Britain, and so the changes are an important part of the final deal. |
| On the other hand, when discussing the draft deal with some of our research participants in Peterborough, they were unimpressed with the details of the emergency brake - particularly when they discovered that its use had to be authorised by other member states. | On the other hand, when discussing the draft deal with some of our research participants in Peterborough, they were unimpressed with the details of the emergency brake - particularly when they discovered that its use had to be authorised by other member states. |
| The question now is whether, in the public’s mind, these changes will be perceived as a credible effort to address concerns or as too complicated and insubstantial to fully convince. | The question now is whether, in the public’s mind, these changes will be perceived as a credible effort to address concerns or as too complicated and insubstantial to fully convince. |
| 1.52pm GMT | 1.52pm GMT |
| 13:52 | 13:52 |
| Can David Cameron remain as leader and prime minister if the UK votes to leave the EU? | Can David Cameron remain as leader and prime minister if the UK votes to leave the EU? |
| “Yes he can stay, and he must,” Chris Grayling told BBC Radio 4. | “Yes he can stay, and he must,” Chris Grayling told BBC Radio 4. |
| That would put Cameron in the position of having to be at the forefront of renegotiating Britain’s new position outside of Euope, something which he has described as a leap in the dark. Cameron is expected by many commentators to fall on his sword in the even of a vote to leave. | That would put Cameron in the position of having to be at the forefront of renegotiating Britain’s new position outside of Euope, something which he has described as a leap in the dark. Cameron is expected by many commentators to fall on his sword in the even of a vote to leave. |
| Grayling said earlier that it wasn’t a question of not trusting the prime minister’s judgement, insisting that the Conservative Party would not be divided over the coming months. | Grayling said earlier that it wasn’t a question of not trusting the prime minister’s judgement, insisting that the Conservative Party would not be divided over the coming months. |
| “We are friends and colleagues. We are not going to allow this to rip the Conservative party apart,” he added. | “We are friends and colleagues. We are not going to allow this to rip the Conservative party apart,” he added. |
| Here’s a little more of what he said to Mark Mardell on the BBC’s World At One: | Here’s a little more of what he said to Mark Mardell on the BBC’s World At One: |
| 1.40pm GMT | 1.40pm GMT |
| 13:40 | 13:40 |
| Chris Grayling says David Cameron had moved mountains but that there is only “so much change” that the EU is willing to countenance. | Chris Grayling says David Cameron had moved mountains but that there is only “so much change” that the EU is willing to countenance. |
| Speaking to BBC Radio 4 in the last few minutes, the leader of the House of Commons, said that the UK would be bit “part players” if it continued to remain in the EU. | Speaking to BBC Radio 4 in the last few minutes, the leader of the House of Commons, said that the UK would be bit “part players” if it continued to remain in the EU. |
| “There are whole series of key decisions which I think we need to be take in our national interest, and which we have given to the EU,” he added. | “There are whole series of key decisions which I think we need to be take in our national interest, and which we have given to the EU,” he added. |
| He said that he had known for a long time that he would campaign against remaining in the EU, having sat through five years of “frustrating” meetings in Brussels. | He said that he had known for a long time that he would campaign against remaining in the EU, having sat through five years of “frustrating” meetings in Brussels. |
| He instanced new pieces of legislation that he said added extra levels of bureaucracy, health and welfare costs. | He instanced new pieces of legislation that he said added extra levels of bureaucracy, health and welfare costs. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.41pm GMT | at 1.41pm GMT |
| 1.30pm GMT | 1.30pm GMT |
| 13:30 | 13:30 |
| Does Michael Gove really add the intellectual heft to the ‘Leave’ side? John McTernan, a former adviser to the Blair government, is among those who think so: | Does Michael Gove really add the intellectual heft to the ‘Leave’ side? John McTernan, a former adviser to the Blair government, is among those who think so: |
| A very fine statement from a formidable politician. At last a real argument that demands a compelling answer. https://t.co/We0puzUP77 | A very fine statement from a formidable politician. At last a real argument that demands a compelling answer. https://t.co/We0puzUP77 |
| You can read Michael Gove’s statement in full here by the way | You can read Michael Gove’s statement in full here by the way |
| 1.21pm GMT | 1.21pm GMT |
| 13:21 | 13:21 |
| Chris Grayling, the Leader of the House of Commons, has also been outlining his rationale for backing a vote to leave the EU. | Chris Grayling, the Leader of the House of Commons, has also been outlining his rationale for backing a vote to leave the EU. |
| Grayling tells me the PM has only got 'concessions' not fundamental change to our relationship with the EU | Grayling tells me the PM has only got 'concessions' not fundamental change to our relationship with the EU |
| Grayling tells me the PM has only got 'concessions' not fundamental change to our relationship with the EU | Grayling tells me the PM has only got 'concessions' not fundamental change to our relationship with the EU |
| 1.11pm GMT | 1.11pm GMT |
| 13:11 | 13:11 |
| Glaringly at odds with the insistence of David Cameron (and notably, Theresa May) that Britain’s security considerations are better served by remaining in the EU, Gove says in his 1,574-word statement: | Glaringly at odds with the insistence of David Cameron (and notably, Theresa May) that Britain’s security considerations are better served by remaining in the EU, Gove says in his 1,574-word statement: |
| Far from providing security in an uncertain world, the EU’s policies have become a source of instability and insecurity. | Far from providing security in an uncertain world, the EU’s policies have become a source of instability and insecurity. |
| Razor wire once more criss-crosses the continent, historic tensions between nations such as Greece and Germany have resurfaced in ugly ways and the EU is proving incapable of dealing with the current crises in Libya and Syria. | Razor wire once more criss-crosses the continent, historic tensions between nations such as Greece and Germany have resurfaced in ugly ways and the EU is proving incapable of dealing with the current crises in Libya and Syria. |
| He goes on to say that even though the UK is outside of the euro, it is still subject to an “unelected EU Commission which is generating new laws every day and an unaccountable European Court in Luxembourg which is extending its reach every week”. | He goes on to say that even though the UK is outside of the euro, it is still subject to an “unelected EU Commission which is generating new laws every day and an unaccountable European Court in Luxembourg which is extending its reach every week”. |
| After going on to insist that the UK can “take back billions” it gives to the EU and forge new trade deals and partnerships with nations across the globe, he concludes the lengthy statement by saying: | After going on to insist that the UK can “take back billions” it gives to the EU and forge new trade deals and partnerships with nations across the globe, he concludes the lengthy statement by saying: |
| This chance may never come again in our lifetimes, which is why I will be true to my principles and take the opportunity this referendum provides to leave an EU mired in the past and embrace a better future. | This chance may never come again in our lifetimes, which is why I will be true to my principles and take the opportunity this referendum provides to leave an EU mired in the past and embrace a better future. |
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| at 1.15pm GMT | at 1.15pm GMT |
| 1.06pm GMT | 1.06pm GMT |
| 13:06 | 13:06 |
| Gove statement on why he is backing Vote Leave | Gove statement on why he is backing Vote Leave |
| The Justice Secretary, Michael Gove, has released a statement explaining why he will be backing a vote for the UK to leave the EU. | The Justice Secretary, Michael Gove, has released a statement explaining why he will be backing a vote for the UK to leave the EU. |
| His starting point is simple, he says: | His starting point is simple, he says: |
| I believe that the decisions which govern all our lives, the laws we must all obey and the taxes we must all pay should be decided by people we choose and who we can throw out if we want change. | I believe that the decisions which govern all our lives, the laws we must all obey and the taxes we must all pay should be decided by people we choose and who we can throw out if we want change. |
| If power is to be used wisely, if we are to avoid corruption and complacency in high office, then the public must have the right to change laws and Governments at election time. | If power is to be used wisely, if we are to avoid corruption and complacency in high office, then the public must have the right to change laws and Governments at election time. |
| But our membership of the European Union prevents us being able to change huge swathes of law and stops us being able to choose who makes critical decisions which affect all our lives. Laws which govern citizens in this country are decided by politicians from other nations who we never elected and can’t throw out. | But our membership of the European Union prevents us being able to change huge swathes of law and stops us being able to choose who makes critical decisions which affect all our lives. Laws which govern citizens in this country are decided by politicians from other nations who we never elected and can’t throw out. |
| 1.02pm GMT | 1.02pm GMT |
| 13:02 | 13:02 |
| The Gang of Six? Let the bidding begin for the title of the Cabinet members on the ‘Leave side’. | The Gang of Six? Let the bidding begin for the title of the Cabinet members on the ‘Leave side’. |
| Cabinet gang of 6. @vote_leave: The safe option is to #VoteLeave pic.twitter.com/JRrvVVCCdx” | Cabinet gang of 6. @vote_leave: The safe option is to #VoteLeave pic.twitter.com/JRrvVVCCdx” |
| Or how about the “The Secessionist Six” ? (Copyright Tim Montgomergie) | Or how about the “The Secessionist Six” ? (Copyright Tim Montgomergie) |
| 12.58pm GMT | 12.58pm GMT |
| 12:58 | 12:58 |
| That’s a total of six cabinet members at the Vote Leave headquarters : Michael Gove, Priti Patel, John Whittingdale, Chris Grayling, Iain Duncan Smith and Theresa Villiers. | That’s a total of six cabinet members at the Vote Leave headquarters : Michael Gove, Priti Patel, John Whittingdale, Chris Grayling, Iain Duncan Smith and Theresa Villiers. |
| It’s a pretty extraordinary photo, vividly illustrating that there will be a split in the cabinet until June 23. | It’s a pretty extraordinary photo, vividly illustrating that there will be a split in the cabinet until June 23. |
| It’s an image that’s not without its problems however, noted by the New Statesman’s Stephen Bush : | It’s an image that’s not without its problems however, noted by the New Statesman’s Stephen Bush : |
| Surprising lack of thought in this photo. Glasses outnumber minorities and women. Grayling doing an O face. pic.twitter.com/QPbJkIN9Ij | Surprising lack of thought in this photo. Glasses outnumber minorities and women. Grayling doing an O face. pic.twitter.com/QPbJkIN9Ij |
| 12.53pm GMT | 12.53pm GMT |
| 12:53 | 12:53 |
| Gove and other ministers arrive at Vote Leave HQ | Gove and other ministers arrive at Vote Leave HQ |
| Michael Gove has arrived, with three other cabinet ministers, at the headquarters of the Vote Leave campaign, which tweets this picture: | Michael Gove has arrived, with three other cabinet ministers, at the headquarters of the Vote Leave campaign, which tweets this picture: |
| #voteleavetakecontrol pic.twitter.com/MgPp1bQDF0 | #voteleavetakecontrol pic.twitter.com/MgPp1bQDF0 |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.53pm GMT | at 12.53pm GMT |
| 12.51pm GMT | 12.51pm GMT |
| 12:51 | 12:51 |
| International development secretary, Justine Greening, will campaign for the UK to stay in the EU (as expected), “on the basis of safeguarding British jobs and influence.” | International development secretary, Justine Greening, will campaign for the UK to stay in the EU (as expected), “on the basis of safeguarding British jobs and influence.” |
| Greening will campaign for IN. #BREXIT pic.twitter.com/6oijVoFB8R | Greening will campaign for IN. #BREXIT pic.twitter.com/6oijVoFB8R |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.52pm GMT | at 12.52pm GMT |
| 12.48pm GMT | 12.48pm GMT |
| 12:48 | 12:48 |
| Another minister for the ‘Vote Leave’ campaign: John Whittingdale, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | Another minister for the ‘Vote Leave’ campaign: John Whittingdale, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport |
| So John Whittingdale is, as expected, for @Vote_Leave despite rumours otherwise https://t.co/1jmUVIE55b | So John Whittingdale is, as expected, for @Vote_Leave despite rumours otherwise https://t.co/1jmUVIE55b |
| 12.44pm GMT | 12.44pm GMT |
| 12:44 | 12:44 |
| Andrea Leadsom, Minister of State for Energy at the Department of Energy and Climate Change, confirmed she will vote to leave the EU. | Andrea Leadsom, Minister of State for Energy at the Department of Energy and Climate Change, confirmed she will vote to leave the EU. |
| Link to @andrealeadsom letter https://t.co/jXFeiLUpMO | Link to @andrealeadsom letter https://t.co/jXFeiLUpMO |
| If the UK chose to remain in the EU, Leadsom said that it would increasingly go from being a “senior partner” to a country whose views “count for little in Brussels and yet whose parliament is increasingly subservient to EU legislation.” | If the UK chose to remain in the EU, Leadsom said that it would increasingly go from being a “senior partner” to a country whose views “count for little in Brussels and yet whose parliament is increasingly subservient to EU legislation.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.47pm GMT | at 12.47pm GMT |