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Gimme, gimme, gimme some hope for the EU: Abba star tells UK to stay Gimme, gimme, gimme some hope for the EU: Abba star tells UK to stay
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Björn Ulvaeus, of Swedish pop legends Abba, is urging British voters to take a chance on the EU, and vote to remain in June’s referendum. Björn Ulvaeus, of the Swedish pop legends Abba, is urging British voters to take a chance on the EU and vote to remain in June’s referendum.
Christine Lagarde, Mark Carney and Larry Summers are among some of the world’s most powerful economic thinkers who have waded into the debate to warn about the risks of leaving the EU. Christine Lagarde, Mark Carney and Larry Summers are among some of the world’s most powerful economic thinkers who have waded into the debate to warn about the risks of leaving the union.
But as millions of Britons settle on their sofas to watch Eurovision on Saturday night, the Stronger In campaign hopes the intervention of the man who co-wrote such classics as Dancing Queen and Fernando will show that their argument is not just about Money, Money, Money. But as millions of Britons settle on their sofas to watch Eurovision on Saturday night, the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign hopes the intervention of the man who co-wrote such classics as Dancing Queen and Fernando will show its argument is not just about Money, Money, Money.
Speaking ahead of this year’s competition, which is being held in Sweden, Ulvaeus told Radio Five Live: “It would really make me sad if Britain would leave and what that would mean. It’s like someone you love leaving you. It’s emotional.” Speaking before this year’s competition, which is being held in Sweden, Ulvaeus told Radio 5 Live: “It would really make me sad if Britain would leave and what that would mean. It’s like someone you love leaving you. It’s emotional.”
James McGrory, spokesman for Stronger In, welcomed Ulvaeus’s statement, saying: “The leave campaign wants the British public to take a chance by turning our backs on the EU and risking our economic security and global influence.” Related: Ukraine's Eurovision singer urges voters to show Crimea solidarity
The leave camp has so far been unable to summon anyone with quite the same star quality as Abba – though former England batsman Ian Botham is on the out team, as is Roger Daltrey, the charismatic frontman of The Who. James McGrory, a spokesman for Stronger In, welcomed Ulvaeus’s statement, saying: “The leave campaign wants the British public to take a chance by turning our backs on the EU and risking our economic security and global influence.”
More than 1,000 pro-EU events are taking place across Britain on Saturday, involving all the major party leaders, with little more than a month to go before the 23 June vote. The latest polling suggests the result is too close to call; and with only two options on the ballot paper, the winner takes it all. Celebrities in the out camp include the former England batsman Ian Botham and Roger Daltrey, the frontman of the Who.
Eurovision itself, which incorporates non-EU members including Turkey, Israel and Russia, more closely resembles the freewheeling alliance which Vote Leave campaign chair Michael Gove would like to see, than the EU – though the bureaucracy of the voting system could have been designed by Brussels. More than 1,000 pro-EU events are taking place across Britain on Saturday, involving all the major party leaders. The latest polling suggests the result of the 23 June vote is too close to call; and with only two options on the ballot paper, the winner takes it all.
Eurovision itself, which incorporates non-EU members including Turkey, Israel and Russia, more closely resembles the freewheeling alliance that Vote Leave’s campaign chair, Michael Gove would like to see, than the EU – though the bureaucracy of the voting system could have been designed by Brussels.
The views of the other three members of Abba on Britain’s future relationship with the EU are as yet unknown.The views of the other three members of Abba on Britain’s future relationship with the EU are as yet unknown.