This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36282480
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Version 2 | Version 3 |
---|---|
EU referendum: Jeremy Corbyn targets young voters | EU referendum: Jeremy Corbyn targets young voters |
(about 4 hours later) | |
The Labour leader has urged young people to "take control" of their future and vote to remain in the EU. | |
Jeremy Corbyn said the next generation will be most affected by the outcome of the referendum on 23 June. | |
He told an audience in Liverpool: "If you don't register to vote then you have no voice." | |
Meanwhile the Leave campaign criticised the "daily avalanche of institutional propaganda" against leaving the EU as the IMF warns of "bad" consequences. | |
Elsewhere on the campaign trail: | Elsewhere on the campaign trail: |
On Friday, Mr Corbyn launched a voter registration drive in Liverpool, telling an audience of young voters that their future was at stake. | |
Polls suggest that the under-30s are the most pro-EU but are least likely to vote, while older voters are more likely to favour Brexit. | Polls suggest that the under-30s are the most pro-EU but are least likely to vote, while older voters are more likely to favour Brexit. |
How to register to vote | How to register to vote |
If you are not on the electoral register and you want to vote in the EU referendum you have until midnight on Tuesday, 7 June to submit an application for a vote. | If you are not on the electoral register and you want to vote in the EU referendum you have until midnight on Tuesday, 7 June to submit an application for a vote. |
In England, Scotland or Wales, you can register to vote online anytime at gov.uk/register-to-vote. If you are a British citizen living abroad, you can register to vote online in the same way. In Northern Ireland, visit the government's Register to vote in Northern Ireland page to download a registration form. If you are an Irish citizen living abroad who was born in Northern Ireland, visit the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland website to download the correct form. | In England, Scotland or Wales, you can register to vote online anytime at gov.uk/register-to-vote. If you are a British citizen living abroad, you can register to vote online in the same way. In Northern Ireland, visit the government's Register to vote in Northern Ireland page to download a registration form. If you are an Irish citizen living abroad who was born in Northern Ireland, visit the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland website to download the correct form. |
The deadlines for applying for a postal vote at the referendum are: Northern Ireland - 5pm, Friday 3 June 2016, Great Britain - 5pm, Wednesday 8 June 2016. | The deadlines for applying for a postal vote at the referendum are: Northern Ireland - 5pm, Friday 3 June 2016, Great Britain - 5pm, Wednesday 8 June 2016. |
EU referendum issues guide: Explore the arguments | EU referendum issues guide: Explore the arguments |
The UK's EU vote: All you need to know | The UK's EU vote: All you need to know |
The Labour leader urged young voters to make sure they registered to vote in the referendum on 23 June: "Take destiny in your own hands, register to vote and make your decision. Don't let somebody else make it for you." | |
He said it would be "young people who will make the difference" and urged them to embrace the idea of people working together across Europe to tackle climate change, inequality and to "hold global corporations to account" | |
Later, in a speech at Oxford University, former Conservative PM John Major will suggest some of his party colleagues who are campaigning for the UK to leave the EU risk "morphing into UKIP" by turning "to their default position - immigration". | |
"This is their trump card. I urge them to take care, this is dangerous territory that - if handled carelessly - can open up long-term divisions in our society," he will say. | "This is their trump card. I urge them to take care, this is dangerous territory that - if handled carelessly - can open up long-term divisions in our society," he will say. |
But UKIP leader Nigel Farage told LBC Radio that the "Remain" campaign knew that "the strongest hand that the Leave camp have got is that by leaving the EU, we get back control of our borders and we would be able to put in place an Australian-style points system." | But UKIP leader Nigel Farage told LBC Radio that the "Remain" campaign knew that "the strongest hand that the Leave camp have got is that by leaving the EU, we get back control of our borders and we would be able to put in place an Australian-style points system." |
But he said the official Vote Leave campaign, of which UKIP is not a part, "don't think I should exist" and were "more concerned about Conservative Party politics" than winning the referendum. | But he said the official Vote Leave campaign, of which UKIP is not a part, "don't think I should exist" and were "more concerned about Conservative Party politics" than winning the referendum. |
Asked about Bank of England Governor Mark Carney's comments on Thursday that a vote to leave could hit the UK economy, Mr Farage dismissed "all these forecasts of doom and gloom" adding: "Mr Carney is paid out of the public purse and is doing the government's bidding isn't he?" | Asked about Bank of England Governor Mark Carney's comments on Thursday that a vote to leave could hit the UK economy, Mr Farage dismissed "all these forecasts of doom and gloom" adding: "Mr Carney is paid out of the public purse and is doing the government's bidding isn't he?" |
He added: "The whole apparatus of government at every level is being mobilised to tell us what we should think.... I suspect he would be fired if he didn't take the government's side." | He added: "The whole apparatus of government at every level is being mobilised to tell us what we should think.... I suspect he would be fired if he didn't take the government's side." |