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Boris Johnson claims UK faces bigger bill if stays in EU Boris Johnson warns of EU migration 'risks'
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The UK faces a "triple whammy of woe" - including footing an extra £2.4bn bill from Brussels - if it remains part of the EU, Boris Johnson will say later. Staying in the EU is the "riskier" option for the UK because it will be unable to control rising migration, Boris Johnson has warned.
The UK will face a bigger bill because of budget increases in Brussels, future eurozone bailouts, and a "£20bn black hole" in the EU finances, he will say. The ex-London mayor said population growth was the biggest economic change in the UK for a century.
The Remain side called this "nonsense" as EU leaders had already agreed the UK would not pay towards future bailouts. His fellow Leave campaigner Michael Gove said the EU was "undermining our population's security".
David Cameron accused the Leave campaign of trying to "peddle fantasy politics".
Remain campaigners also dismissed Mr Johnson's claim the UK would be unable to resist extra payment demands from Brussels as "nonsense" because EU leaders had already agreed the UK would not pay towards future bailouts.
The UK also had a veto over future budget increases, they added.The UK also had a veto over future budget increases, they added.
Meanwhile, David Cameron accused Vote Leave of "an economic con-trick". Vote Leave attempted to counter repeated warnings by the government about the consequences of leaving the EU at an event in Stratford-upon-Avon featuring Mr Johnson, Mr Gove and Labour MP Gisela Stuart where they set out what they said were "risks" of remaining.
The PM has been joined by Labour's Harriet Harman, Liberal Democrat Tim Farron and the Greens' Natalie Bennett at an event where they collectively called on the Leave camp to spell out an economic plan for the UK if it quits the EU. Mr Johnson said his side was "winning all the democratic points" and that the Remain arguments were "morally and practically and completely wrong".
Brexit campaigner and former London mayor Mr Johnson will make a speech saying the UK will be "forced to hand over even more money" if voters opt to stay in the EU in the 23 June referendum. He said: "The risks of remaining in this over-centralising, over-regulating, job-destroying machine are becoming more and more obvious, and that's why I think that we are winning the arguments today and that is why we are hearing quite so much rattling from the other side."
"The risks of remain are massive. Not only do we hand over more than £350m a week to the EU, but if we vote to stay the British people will be on the hook for even more cash," Mr Johnson will say. The benefits of the single market were "wildly overstated", Mr Johnson claimed, saying the UK could not be insulated from the cost of bailing out the failings of the eurozone and other hikes in costs.
"It is a triple whammy of woe: the eurozone is being strangled by stagnation, unemployment and a lack of growth, it could explode at any time and we will be forced to bail it out. The botched bureaucratic response to the migration crisis means the Eurocrats are demanding even more of our money. And now we find that there is £20bn billion black hole in the EU's finances." Taking questions afterwards, he rejected the idea that David Cameron's renegotiation had secured protection for the UK from paying for future bailouts.
The deal "has no legal basis at the moment" and "could be quite easily overridden," he said.
Mr Gove, the justice secretary, said the EU's borderless Schengen Zone - which the UK is not part of - "actively abets terrorists".
He also said the policies of the single currency had led to the rise of extremist parties.
Vote Leave says new figures suggest the UK could face a £2.4bn extra bill "soon after the referendum" because of a backlog of unpaid bills and a delay in the review of the EU's budget.Vote Leave says new figures suggest the UK could face a £2.4bn extra bill "soon after the referendum" because of a backlog of unpaid bills and a delay in the review of the EU's budget.
Analysis by Laura Kuenssberg, BBC political editorAnalysis by Laura Kuenssberg, BBC political editor
For voters who are only just tuning into the EU referendum debate they might take one look and tune out again.For voters who are only just tuning into the EU referendum debate they might take one look and tune out again.
What they might see this morning - one side accusing the other of being a bunch of liars who you wouldn't trust to feed your cat, the other side claiming the others include bitter has-beens and a load of sneering patricians telling you they know best.What they might see this morning - one side accusing the other of being a bunch of liars who you wouldn't trust to feed your cat, the other side claiming the others include bitter has-beens and a load of sneering patricians telling you they know best.
Political debate that, in some moments, isn't much more sophisticated than a bunch of school kids shouting "pants on fire" at each other in the playground.Political debate that, in some moments, isn't much more sophisticated than a bunch of school kids shouting "pants on fire" at each other in the playground.
Given this is one of the biggest choices we have made as a country for generations - I know that sounds trite but it is true - it's not exactly edifying to watch, and as happened during the wilder days of the Scottish referendum, this campaign is dabbling in a world where the truth is not a safe anchor.Given this is one of the biggest choices we have made as a country for generations - I know that sounds trite but it is true - it's not exactly edifying to watch, and as happened during the wilder days of the Scottish referendum, this campaign is dabbling in a world where the truth is not a safe anchor.
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Labour MP - and prominent Remain campaigner - Chuka Umunna dismissed Mr Johnson's claims.Labour MP - and prominent Remain campaigner - Chuka Umunna dismissed Mr Johnson's claims.
He said the UK's "special status" in the EU - agreed during Mr Cameron's renegotiation this year - meant Britain was protected from paying towards future eurozone bailouts.
The UK also had a veto on EU budget increases, he added.
"Quitting the single market will take our country backwards by causing years of uncertainty, making trade more expensive, and tipping Britain into recession," he said."Quitting the single market will take our country backwards by causing years of uncertainty, making trade more expensive, and tipping Britain into recession," he said.
Vote Leave sources responded to Mr Umunna's attack by saying the PM's renegotiation deal had no legal status. At a separate event on Monday, which Britain Stronger in Europe called "an unprecedented display of cross-party support", Mr Cameron, Labour's Harriet Harman, Lib Dem leader Tim Farron and Green Party leader Natalie Bennett said refusing to set out an economic plan for Brexit was "reckless and undemocratic".
At a separate event on Monday, which Britain Stronger in Europe called "an unprecedented display of cross-party support", Mr Cameron, Ms Harman, Mr Farron and Ms Bennett said refusing to set out an economic plan for Brexit was "reckless and undemocratic".
They said: "It's time for the Leave campaign to outline their economic plan for Britain outside Europe.They said: "It's time for the Leave campaign to outline their economic plan for Britain outside Europe.
"They are perpetuating an economic con-trick on the British people, and we're calling time on it. The British public deserve better than being asked to roll the dice.""They are perpetuating an economic con-trick on the British people, and we're calling time on it. The British public deserve better than being asked to roll the dice."
They also unveiled a dossier on the "often contradictory statements" the Leave campaign has made on the economy, claiming it has had 23 positions on the alternative to the single market.They also unveiled a dossier on the "often contradictory statements" the Leave campaign has made on the economy, claiming it has had 23 positions on the alternative to the single market.
Vote Leave chief executive, Matthew Elliott, described the claims as "desperate stuff from an increasingly desperate campaign". Vote Leave chief executive Matthew Elliott described the claims as "desperate stuff from an increasingly desperate campaign".
"We have set out a series of pledges about how life will be better if we take back control. We want to invest more in the NHS, create 300,000 jobs through new trade deals, cut energy bills for families and introduce a new Australian style points-based immigration system," he said."We have set out a series of pledges about how life will be better if we take back control. We want to invest more in the NHS, create 300,000 jobs through new trade deals, cut energy bills for families and introduce a new Australian style points-based immigration system," he said.
BBC political correspondent Tom Bateman said the fresh clashes suggested "the extraordinary row" between the two sides in the campaign "shows little sign of abating".
"The campaign rhetoric is being ramped up even further, as the gulf it has created between rival Conservatives appears to grow ever wider," our correspondent added.
Meanwhile, in a letter to the Guardian, union leaders - including the general secretaries of Unite, Unison and the GMB - backed the campaign to remain in the EU.Meanwhile, in a letter to the Guardian, union leaders - including the general secretaries of Unite, Unison and the GMB - backed the campaign to remain in the EU.
They warned the Conservative government would "negotiate away our rights" if voters backed Brexit.They warned the Conservative government would "negotiate away our rights" if voters backed Brexit.
Workers' rights - including maternity and paternity rights, equal treatment for workers and the right to paid leave - had been negotiated with European partners, they said.Workers' rights - including maternity and paternity rights, equal treatment for workers and the right to paid leave - had been negotiated with European partners, they said.
"If Britain leaves the EU we are in no doubt these protections would be under great threat," the union added."If Britain leaves the EU we are in no doubt these protections would be under great threat," the union added.
'Blue-on-blue' conflict
It follows a weekend in which ex-prime minister Sir John Major hit out at the "squalid" and "deceitful" campaign to get Britain out of the EU.
He told Andrew Marr he was "angry about the way the British people are being misled", accusing Vote Leave of putting out "inaccurate information".
Conservative MP Mr Johnson stood by Vote Leave's figures, saying so-called "blue-on-blue" conflict should end.
Mr Elliott said Sir John's comments were "sad" and "slightly mad".
Elsewhere, Vote Leave's Michael Gove said leaving the EU would help Mr Cameron meet his net migration target.
Nigel Farage was accused of "blatant scaremongering" by a fellow Leave campaigner for suggesting there could be a risk of sex attacks on women by migrants if Britain stays in the EU.