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EU Referendum: David Cameron hails 'proud Muslim' Sadiq Khan EU Referendum: David Cameron hails 'proud Muslim' Sadiq Khan
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David Cameron has hailed Labour's Sadiq Khan as "proud Muslim" and "a proud Brit" as he shared a platform with the London Mayor at an EU Remain rally. David Cameron has hailed Labour's Sadiq Khan as "a proud Muslim" and "a proud Brit" as he shared a platform with the London Mayor at an EU Remain rally.
They were jointly launching a Britain Stronger In Europe battle bus, despite Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn refusing to campaign with Mr Cameron. They were launching a Britain Stronger In Europe battle bus and pledge card.
It comes after Mr Cameron criticised Mr Khan's "poor judgement" during the London Mayoral election. But Vote Leave said the PM's criticisms of Mr Khan during the mayoral contest less than a month ago showed he could not be trusted.
Mr Khan defended his decision to campaign publicly with the Tory PM. UKIP MP Douglas Carswell said the PM had accused Mr Khan of being a "terrorist sympathiser".
Speaking at the event in Roehampton, in south-west London, he said: "There are many things on which the prime minister and I will disagree. But what's really important is when it's in Londoners' interests for the mayor and the government to work closely together, we will work closely together." Mr Cameron repeatedly attacked Mr Khan for having a history of sharing platforms with extremists - a claim firmly rejected by Mr Khan - as part of the Conservatives' failed campaign to get Zac Goldsmith elected to City Hall.
He claimed "more than half a million jobs" in London depended on the UK's membership of the EU, adding: "A vote for Remain means jobs and opportunities." At Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons some Labour MPs denounced Mr Cameron as a racist when he questioned Mr Khan's judgment.
Staying in the EU meant more measures to fight climate change, "workers' rights protected and more rights for women," he added, and he urged young people to "get involved" in the referendum and register to vote. At the Remain campaign event in London, Mr Cameron appeared to bury the hatchet.
'Proud Londoner' He shook hands with Mr Khan and congratulated him on his victory in the mayoral contest, telling the crowd: "I'm proud to be here with the mayor of London - with the Labour mayor of London - on this vital, vital issue."
Mr Cameron congratulated Mr Khan on his victory in the Mayoral contest, saying: "I'm proud to be here with the mayor of London - with the Labour mayor of London - on this vital, vital issue."
He hailed the fact that "someone who is a proud Muslim, a proud Brit and a proud Londoner can become mayor of the greatest city on Earth. That says something about our country".He hailed the fact that "someone who is a proud Muslim, a proud Brit and a proud Londoner can become mayor of the greatest city on Earth. That says something about our country".
The prime minister said he expected many disagreements with the London Mayor but they were both part of "an incredibly broad campaign" in favour of EU membership.The prime minister said he expected many disagreements with the London Mayor but they were both part of "an incredibly broad campaign" in favour of EU membership.
'Cameron flip-flops'
Mr Cameron described himself as a "Eurosceptic" but said the ability to criticise the EU is "a cause of strength in our campaign... we're levelling with people, something the other side refuses to do".Mr Cameron described himself as a "Eurosceptic" but said the ability to criticise the EU is "a cause of strength in our campaign... we're levelling with people, something the other side refuses to do".
The two men unveiled a "five point guarantee card" listing what they say voters will get if they vote to Remain on 23 June. Mr Khan defended his decision to share a platform with the Conservative prime minister - something Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has refused to do, despite being on the same side as him in the referendum debate.
The London mayor said: "There are many things on which the prime minister and I will disagree. But what's really important is when it's in Londoners' interests for the mayor and the government to work closely together, we will work closely together."
He claimed "more than half a million jobs" in London depended on the UK's membership of the EU, adding: "A vote for Remain means jobs and opportunities."
Staying in the EU meant more measures to fight climate change, "workers' rights protected and more rights for women," he added, and he urged young people to "get involved" in the referendum and register to vote.
Vote Leave spokesman and UKIP MP Douglas Carswell said voters "should not trust David Cameron".
"Just a month ago he attacked Sadiq Khan as a terrorist sympathiser, yet today he hailed him as a great politician as he stood next to him on a shared platform.
"Today he trumpeted the benefits of the European Arrest Warrant but a few years ago he warned that it was dangerous and that it stripped away centuries old rights from the British people.
"David Cameron's flip-flops show that he is not a man of principle - he is just desperate to cling on to power".
Pledge card battle
Mr Cameron and Mr Khan unveiled a "five point guarantee card" listing what they say voters will get if they vote to Remain on 23 June.
The card promises "full access" to the EU single market, protection of workers' rights, "a safer Britain" with co-operation with other EU states, the UK keeping its "special status" within the EU, outside the euro and the Schengen passport-free area and with an opt-out from the EU's aim of "ever-closer union" and "stability".The card promises "full access" to the EU single market, protection of workers' rights, "a safer Britain" with co-operation with other EU states, the UK keeping its "special status" within the EU, outside the euro and the Schengen passport-free area and with an opt-out from the EU's aim of "ever-closer union" and "stability".
During London's Mayoral election race, Mr Cameron repeatedly attacked Mr Khan for having a history of sharing platforms with extremists, which Mr Khan rejected. Vote Leave hit back with a list of five things they say will happen if Britain votes to remain in the EU.
At Prime Minister's Question Time in the Commons some Labour MPs denounced Mr Cameron as a racist when he attacked Mr Khan's judgment. These include much disputed assertion that the UK will continue to "send £350m a week to Brussels," a claim that the free movement of people in the EU will continue "permanently" and that Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey join, a warning about business red tape, and a claim that "we will continue to be unable to remove criminals and terrorists whose presence in the UK is not conducive to the public good".
In other EU referendum developments:In other EU referendum developments:
Sunday's row over the migration target came as Conservative in-fighting over the EU referendum intensified.
Mr Cameron and most of his cabinet are campaigning for a vote to stay in the EU, but about half of his MPs support an exit.
Conservative Leave campaigner Andrew Bridgen had told BBC Radio 5 live's Pienaar's Politics that as many as 50 Tory MPs were ready to back a vote of no-confidence in the prime minister over his handling of the debate.
But leading Leave advocate and Labour former minister Frank Field said it was a "mistake" by the Leave side to question the question the prime minister's integrity and the Out campaign should concentrate on the issues.
Remain campaigner Ken Clarke said voters were fed up with Conservative in-fighting and claimed the EU referendum campaign turning into "a kind of leadership bid for Boris Johnson".
The veteran Conservative MP dismissed the former London mayor as a "nicer version of Donald Trump" leading a campaign based on immigration fears that were "about as relevant" to the real issues as Mr Trump's US presidential campaign.
Mr Clarke told BBC Radio 4's Today programme many Leave campaigners were more interested in toppling the prime minister than having an informed debate about the merits of continued EU membership.
Number 10 dismissed the personal attacks as a "distraction" intended to move attention away from the economic arguments for remaining in the EU.