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| EU referendum live: Farage tackles Cameron amid row over foreign criminals | EU referendum live: Farage tackles Cameron amid row over foreign criminals |
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| 9.17am BST | |
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| Mandeslon says leaving the EU would 'torpedo' the British economy | |
| Lord Mandelson, the Labour former business secretary, was interviewed on Sky News this morning, ahead of a pro-EU event he’s attending later with Sajid Javid, the current business secretary. Here are the main points he made. | |
| In my view if we left the European Union we would be outside Europe’s 500 million consumer, single market, and that would torpedo our economy, our well-being and prosperity in our country. | |
| I think that people’s trust in all politicians in all parties has gone down over the years. But what I would say to them is this, don’t take it from me, don’t rely on my word, look at the Daily Mirror, page 10, today. The chairman of Hitachi, a very, very major Japanese investor, invested in Britain’s rail and energy sectors, he and other Japanese investors have created 140,000 direct jobs in this country, coming to Britain so that they can then access Europe’s single market. And what he’s writing in the Daily Mirror today is this: “Take away the UK’s membership of the European Union and the future investment case in Britain looks very different for us. We worry that Brexiteers, those who want to leave the European Union, have no answer to how the UK could negotiate cost-free access to this huge market from a position outside it.” | |
| Ask him this: he rightly talks about 50 who have not yet been - foreign European criminals - who have not yet been deported. Ask him about the 6,500 European criminals that have been successfully deported from this country through our use of the European arrest warrant. That’s since 2010. They take a germ of truth, they then generalise from it and in the process they distort the real picture. The big picture is that we need the European arrest warrant to deal with these criminals and being members of the European Union allows us to use that warrant to very good effect. | |
| I’ve taken the quotes from PoliticsHome. | |
| 9.03am BST | |
| 09:03 | |
| Nigel Farage, the Ukip leader, has been talking to the Daily Telegraph about his preparation for tonight’s TV (not quite) head-to-head with David Cameron. (They are on the same programme, but being interviewed separately, not debating each other directly.) You can tell Farage is taking it seriously because he says he has given up drink for a week. | |
| He told the Telegraph: | |
| It will be a big pitch against the establishment and I shall be saying to people ‘if ever there was a vote in your life that could make a difference, this is it’. | |
| The big issue is to say to people ‘don’t listen to a political class backed up with their mates and their multi-national businesses and big banks for whom the EU and corporatism has been enriching. Your lives have been made miserable by this’. | |
| The only people leaving the EU would make poorer are the ruling classes. Families like the Camerons might be worse off outside the EU ... | |
| For years I have been clear, consistent and I believe absolutely truthful about the damage that [Cameron’] political project has done to this country at a democratic and economic level. | |
| I want the audience to see that and to ask themselves the question in their minds about a prime minister who promises to reduce net migration to tens of thousands becomes prime minister on the back of it and doesn’t have the ability to deliver it. | |
| According to the Telegraph, Farage wants to highlight the government’s failure to address the risk of Turkish accession to the EU, poor border security, illegal immigration and protecting Britain’s fishing stocks from foreign trawlers. | |
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| 08:42 | 08:42 |
| Hitachi boss says Brexit could make firm rethink its investments in UK | Hitachi boss says Brexit could make firm rethink its investments in UK |
| Andrew Sparrow | Andrew Sparrow |
| Hello. I’m Andrew Sparrow, taking over from Claire. | Hello. I’m Andrew Sparrow, taking over from Claire. |
| Britiain Stronger in Europe is very pleased about an article that Hiroaki Nakanishi, chairman of Hitachi, has written an article for the Daily Mirror opposing Brexit. Hitachi employs 3,600 people in the UK and Nakanishi says that if Britain were to leave the EU, companies like his would rethink their investment decisions. | Britiain Stronger in Europe is very pleased about an article that Hiroaki Nakanishi, chairman of Hitachi, has written an article for the Daily Mirror opposing Brexit. Hitachi employs 3,600 people in the UK and Nakanishi says that if Britain were to leave the EU, companies like his would rethink their investment decisions. |
| Here’s an excerpt. | Here’s an excerpt. |
| We have our regional headquarters here and moved our global rail headquarters to London. | We have our regional headquarters here and moved our global rail headquarters to London. |
| But take away the UK’s membership of the EU, and the future investment case looks very different. | But take away the UK’s membership of the EU, and the future investment case looks very different. |
| In the 80s Nissan and Toyota came to the UK on the basis that if they produced here and employed a British workforce they would be treated as European companies. | In the 80s Nissan and Toyota came to the UK on the basis that if they produced here and employed a British workforce they would be treated as European companies. |
| This was only possible because Britain was inside the EU; and so the UK car industry was revived and became an exporter again. | This was only possible because Britain was inside the EU; and so the UK car industry was revived and became an exporter again. |
| From Japan, this incredible success story looks like a huge gain from the UK’s membership of the EU. | From Japan, this incredible success story looks like a huge gain from the UK’s membership of the EU. |
| We worry because those advocating Brexit have no answer to how the UK could negotiate cost-free access to this huge market from a position outside it. | We worry because those advocating Brexit have no answer to how the UK could negotiate cost-free access to this huge market from a position outside it. |
| It would take a long time and result in uncertain market conditions; during this renegotiation period, investors would probably be waiting to see the outcomes, hold back on investment, and jobs would be lost. | It would take a long time and result in uncertain market conditions; during this renegotiation period, investors would probably be waiting to see the outcomes, hold back on investment, and jobs would be lost. |
| This is the cold economic reality of Brexit. | This is the cold economic reality of Brexit. |
| This is not just a Japanese view. Many international investors in UK manufacturing and research, like Airbus, Siemens, GE and Microsoft have voiced the same concerns ... | This is not just a Japanese view. Many international investors in UK manufacturing and research, like Airbus, Siemens, GE and Microsoft have voiced the same concerns ... |
| Brexit would force us and similar companies to rethink, because we still have a European vision, and would be disadvantaged in pursuing it from the UK. | Brexit would force us and similar companies to rethink, because we still have a European vision, and would be disadvantaged in pursuing it from the UK. |
| 8.19am BST | 8.19am BST |
| 08:19 | 08:19 |
| Claire Phipps | Claire Phipps |
| It’s time for me to hand the live blog over to Andrew Sparrow, who’ll be here for the rest of the day. | It’s time for me to hand the live blog over to Andrew Sparrow, who’ll be here for the rest of the day. |
| Thanks for reading and for your comments here and on Twitter. | Thanks for reading and for your comments here and on Twitter. |
| 8.11am BST | 8.11am BST |
| 08:11 | 08:11 |
| A non-EU aside, but an important one: this morning Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley will be quizzed by MPs on the business, innovation and skills committee. | A non-EU aside, but an important one: this morning Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley will be quizzed by MPs on the business, innovation and skills committee. |
| It follows revelations in the Guardian that the firm effectively paid staff below the minimum wage and subjected them to daily searches. | It follows revelations in the Guardian that the firm effectively paid staff below the minimum wage and subjected them to daily searches. |
| The business live blog will have coverage of Ashley’s appearance right here: | The business live blog will have coverage of Ashley’s appearance right here: |
| Related: Mike Ashley quizzed by MPs over Sports Direct working conditions – live updates | Related: Mike Ashley quizzed by MPs over Sports Direct working conditions – live updates |
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| News from Australia, where the federal election is underway, could equally serve as a warning for politicians – or rather, those coming into contact with politicians – on campaign trails everywhere. Wash your hands! | News from Australia, where the federal election is underway, could equally serve as a warning for politicians – or rather, those coming into contact with politicians – on campaign trails everywhere. Wash your hands! |
| Related: Warning that shaking hands with politicians may cause outbreak of gastro bug norovirus | Related: Warning that shaking hands with politicians may cause outbreak of gastro bug norovirus |
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| Former European commissioner Peter Mandelson has more to say today on what he and business secretary Sajid Javid claim could be a £34.4bn “export tax” for British firms to trade with the EU in the event of a Brexit. | Former European commissioner Peter Mandelson has more to say today on what he and business secretary Sajid Javid claim could be a £34.4bn “export tax” for British firms to trade with the EU in the event of a Brexit. |
| Mandelson has said that Leave campaigners want to weaken Cameron ahead of the referendum, according to this report from AFP: | Mandelson has said that Leave campaigners want to weaken Cameron ahead of the referendum, according to this report from AFP: |
| Mandelson said it was in the interests of Brexit backers “to make David Cameron look as isolated as possible – isolated within his own party and also isolated from others in the political mainstream and spectrum”. | Mandelson said it was in the interests of Brexit backers “to make David Cameron look as isolated as possible – isolated within his own party and also isolated from others in the political mainstream and spectrum”. |
| “That’s why you’re seeing the agitation, the daily headlines delivered courtesy of the pro-Brexit press on behalf of the ‘Leave’ campaign,” he added. | “That’s why you’re seeing the agitation, the daily headlines delivered courtesy of the pro-Brexit press on behalf of the ‘Leave’ campaign,” he added. |
| “That’s how they want him to be seen because they think in that way they will reduce support for him.” | “That’s how they want him to be seen because they think in that way they will reduce support for him.” |
| Mandelson wants the country to remain part of the EU. | Mandelson wants the country to remain part of the EU. |
| “People correctly perceive the risks but they do not yet fully understand why the danger of leaving the EU and its single market is so great for the economy,” he added. “That’s our job to explain.” | “People correctly perceive the risks but they do not yet fully understand why the danger of leaving the EU and its single market is so great for the economy,” he added. “That’s our job to explain.” |
| 7.37am BST | 7.37am BST |
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| How would Brexit affect you? Here’s a whizz through the things – workers’ rights, consumer protections, environmental regulations – that could be affected if Britain votes to leave. | How would Brexit affect you? Here’s a whizz through the things – workers’ rights, consumer protections, environmental regulations – that could be affected if Britain votes to leave. |
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| Midnight tonight is the cut-off for those who still need to register to vote: find out how to do that here. The Electoral Commission, according to the Today programme, says 226,000 people signed up yesterday (it’s possible, mind you, that at least some of those were already registered, but belt and braces and all that). | Midnight tonight is the cut-off for those who still need to register to vote: find out how to do that here. The Electoral Commission, according to the Today programme, says 226,000 people signed up yesterday (it’s possible, mind you, that at least some of those were already registered, but belt and braces and all that). |
| Yesterday was the 2nd biggest day ever in voter registration, says the @ElectoralCommUK. 226,000 people registered, nearly 150,000 under 35. | Yesterday was the 2nd biggest day ever in voter registration, says the @ElectoralCommUK. 226,000 people registered, nearly 150,000 under 35. |
| For those who need further encouragement there’s a Twitter emoji for those declaring they are #EURefReady – it’s a neon tick, which I can’t guarantee will show up on your screen in the tweet below… | For those who need further encouragement there’s a Twitter emoji for those declaring they are #EURefReady – it’s a neon tick, which I can’t guarantee will show up on your screen in the tweet below… |
| #EURefReady is top trend in the UK - great work! Tweet now, make sure everyone knows to sign up before midnight Tues https://t.co/L1wVCexcch | #EURefReady is top trend in the UK - great work! Tweet now, make sure everyone knows to sign up before midnight Tues https://t.co/L1wVCexcch |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.27am BST | at 7.27am BST |
| 6.50am BST | 6.50am BST |
| 06:50 | 06:50 |
| Morning briefing | Morning briefing |
| Claire Phipps | Claire Phipps |
| Good morning and welcome to our daily EU referendum coverage. | Good morning and welcome to our daily EU referendum coverage. |
| I’m kicking things off with the morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead and steering the live blog until Andrew Sparrow takes his seat. Do come and chat in the comments below or find me on Twitter @Claire_Phipps. | I’m kicking things off with the morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead and steering the live blog until Andrew Sparrow takes his seat. Do come and chat in the comments below or find me on Twitter @Claire_Phipps. |
| The big picture | The big picture |
| Nigel Farage – that longtime espouser of Brexit – has so far been rather shouldered aside in the campaign by official Vote Leave frontmen Boris Johnson and Michael Gove. Today he’s back in the spotlight. | Nigel Farage – that longtime espouser of Brexit – has so far been rather shouldered aside in the campaign by official Vote Leave frontmen Boris Johnson and Michael Gove. Today he’s back in the spotlight. |
| The Ukip leader (much to the chagrin of Vote Leave, who called it an “outrage”) will appear on ITV1 this evening for a Q&A with a live studio audience. David Cameron will do the same but, as has become the norm in this campaign, will not face Farage directly. Instead the two men will have 30 minutes of questions from audience members, moderated by ITV newsreader Julie Etchingham. | The Ukip leader (much to the chagrin of Vote Leave, who called it an “outrage”) will appear on ITV1 this evening for a Q&A with a live studio audience. David Cameron will do the same but, as has become the norm in this campaign, will not face Farage directly. Instead the two men will have 30 minutes of questions from audience members, moderated by ITV newsreader Julie Etchingham. |
| The BBC reports that an internal analysis commissioned by Leave.EU advised that Farage should be used only “sparingly” as a campaign spokesman because of the risk he could alienate voters with “a divisive or reactionary tone on issues like immigration”. | The BBC reports that an internal analysis commissioned by Leave.EU advised that Farage should be used only “sparingly” as a campaign spokesman because of the risk he could alienate voters with “a divisive or reactionary tone on issues like immigration”. |
| Farage is already under pressure, with a call for him to apologise this evening for comments suggesting mass sex attacks, such as those that took place in Cologne, could happen in the UK if it remains in the EU. He has already faced criticism from both sides of the campaign, but a letter in Tuesday’s Guardian from Conservative peer Sayeeda Warsi, Labour peer and anti-racism campaigner Doreen Lawrence, and former director of Liberty Shami Chakrabarti says his remarks are “an age-old racist tool”: | Farage is already under pressure, with a call for him to apologise this evening for comments suggesting mass sex attacks, such as those that took place in Cologne, could happen in the UK if it remains in the EU. He has already faced criticism from both sides of the campaign, but a letter in Tuesday’s Guardian from Conservative peer Sayeeda Warsi, Labour peer and anti-racism campaigner Doreen Lawrence, and former director of Liberty Shami Chakrabarti says his remarks are “an age-old racist tool”: |
| In Tuesday evening’s debate, Nigel Farage should apologise for the fear and offence caused, retract his comments and promise to conduct future debates with the seriousness and gravity that they and the British public deserve. | In Tuesday evening’s debate, Nigel Farage should apologise for the fear and offence caused, retract his comments and promise to conduct future debates with the seriousness and gravity that they and the British public deserve. |
| Cameron will face his own pressures, too, with Vote Leave continuing to argue that EU rules have prevented the UK from deporting foreign criminals. The Outers have compiled a list of 50 offenders they say cannot be forced to leave, including Learco Chindamo, an Italian national who murdered headteacher Philip Lawrence in 1995. Chindamo – who was 15 when he stabbed Lawrence – could not be deported because he had lived in the UK since he was six years old. | Cameron will face his own pressures, too, with Vote Leave continuing to argue that EU rules have prevented the UK from deporting foreign criminals. The Outers have compiled a list of 50 offenders they say cannot be forced to leave, including Learco Chindamo, an Italian national who murdered headteacher Philip Lawrence in 1995. Chindamo – who was 15 when he stabbed Lawrence – could not be deported because he had lived in the UK since he was six years old. |
| Meanwhile, Janet Yellen, the head of the US Federal Reserve, has warned that the possibility of Brexit ranks alongside instability in the Chinese economy and sluggish global growth as a major threat to the American economy. In a speech on Monday Yellen said: | Meanwhile, Janet Yellen, the head of the US Federal Reserve, has warned that the possibility of Brexit ranks alongside instability in the Chinese economy and sluggish global growth as a major threat to the American economy. In a speech on Monday Yellen said: |
| “One development that could shift investor sentiment is the upcoming referendum in the United Kingdom. A UK vote to exit the European Union could have significant economic repercussions. | “One development that could shift investor sentiment is the upcoming referendum in the United Kingdom. A UK vote to exit the European Union could have significant economic repercussions. |
| You should also know: | You should also know: |
| Poll position | Poll position |
| A fresh Telegraph/ORB poll – written up for the paper by one Lynton Crosby – puts the gap between Remain and Leave at just one point, with In on 48% and Out on 47%. Interesting (though perhaps predictable) discrepancies occur when those polled were asked which result would secure a stronger economy (45% Remain v 37% Leave) and which would improve the UK’s immigration system (54% Leave v 21% Remain). | A fresh Telegraph/ORB poll – written up for the paper by one Lynton Crosby – puts the gap between Remain and Leave at just one point, with In on 48% and Out on 47%. Interesting (though perhaps predictable) discrepancies occur when those polled were asked which result would secure a stronger economy (45% Remain v 37% Leave) and which would improve the UK’s immigration system (54% Leave v 21% Remain). |
| A YouGov poll in the Times today sees Remain one point ahead on 43%, recovering from a four-point deficit in a similar poll last week. It also found that 46% of those polled thought the Remain campaign was dishonest, and 42% believed the same was true for Leave. | A YouGov poll in the Times today sees Remain one point ahead on 43%, recovering from a four-point deficit in a similar poll last week. It also found that 46% of those polled thought the Remain campaign was dishonest, and 42% believed the same was true for Leave. |
| Diary | Diary |
| Read these | Read these |
| Steven Rosenberg, the BBC Moscow correspondent, wonders whether Russian president Vladimir Putin would be pro-Brexit: | Steven Rosenberg, the BBC Moscow correspondent, wonders whether Russian president Vladimir Putin would be pro-Brexit: |
| Russia is, indeed, ‘not involved’: after all, it’s not Russian voters who will decide whether the UK is in or out of the EU. | Russia is, indeed, ‘not involved’: after all, it’s not Russian voters who will decide whether the UK is in or out of the EU. |
| But ‘no interests in this field’? That is debatable. | But ‘no interests in this field’? That is debatable. |
| ‘If there’s a Brexit, if there’s a crisis in the European Union, this will be a local propaganda victory,’ claims Prof Sergei Medvedev from Moscow’s higher school of economics. He believes the Kremlin’s calculation is a simple one: Brexit = a weaker EU = a stronger Russia. | ‘If there’s a Brexit, if there’s a crisis in the European Union, this will be a local propaganda victory,’ claims Prof Sergei Medvedev from Moscow’s higher school of economics. He believes the Kremlin’s calculation is a simple one: Brexit = a weaker EU = a stronger Russia. |
| Over at the Huffington Post, Natalie Bennett, leader of the Greens, explains why she shared a platform with the prime minister yesterday – and why she thinks the media has the wrong story: | Over at the Huffington Post, Natalie Bennett, leader of the Greens, explains why she shared a platform with the prime minister yesterday – and why she thinks the media has the wrong story: |
| The questions from the assembled media were all directed at David Cameron. And they were predictably, boringly, unfruitfully, on script. Two were about internal conflicts within the Tory party. One was about how fervently the Labour party is promoting the ‘remain’ message. The prime minister blocked them with greatly practised ease. | The questions from the assembled media were all directed at David Cameron. And they were predictably, boringly, unfruitfully, on script. Two were about internal conflicts within the Tory party. One was about how fervently the Labour party is promoting the ‘remain’ message. The prime minister blocked them with greatly practised ease. |
| That prompted me to go off script. As David Cameron wrapped up proceedings, I stepped forward with a message very explicitly directed at the media. I said that they were short-changing voters, short-changing democracy, by treating the referendum as being about internal party struggles … | That prompted me to go off script. As David Cameron wrapped up proceedings, I stepped forward with a message very explicitly directed at the media. I said that they were short-changing voters, short-changing democracy, by treating the referendum as being about internal party struggles … |
| The media has a choice. They can choose to cover this vital decision about the future of our nation, and the whole of Europe, as a Tory leadership contest. Or they can cover it properly, in a way that allows the voters of Britain to make this vital choice with solid information from a wide range of sources, critically examined. | The media has a choice. They can choose to cover this vital decision about the future of our nation, and the whole of Europe, as a Tory leadership contest. Or they can cover it properly, in a way that allows the voters of Britain to make this vital choice with solid information from a wide range of sources, critically examined. |
| Aditya Chakrabortty, right here in the Guardian, asks why any of us would trust politicians on the EU – or anything else: | Aditya Chakrabortty, right here in the Guardian, asks why any of us would trust politicians on the EU – or anything else: |
| British democracy in 2016 comes down to this: a prime minister can no longer come out and say something and expect to be believed. He or she must wheel out a common room-full of experts. He or she can expect to be called a liar in the press and by their colleagues. He or she can only hope that some of what they say resonates with an electorate that has tuned them out. | British democracy in 2016 comes down to this: a prime minister can no longer come out and say something and expect to be believed. He or she must wheel out a common room-full of experts. He or she can expect to be called a liar in the press and by their colleagues. He or she can only hope that some of what they say resonates with an electorate that has tuned them out. |
| And mainstream politicians have only themselves to blame. Over the past three decades, Britons have been made a series of false promises. They have been told they must go to war with a country that can bomb them in 45 minutes – only to learn later that that was false. They have been assured the economy was booming, only to find out it was fuelled by house prices and tax credits. | And mainstream politicians have only themselves to blame. Over the past three decades, Britons have been made a series of false promises. They have been told they must go to war with a country that can bomb them in 45 minutes – only to learn later that that was false. They have been assured the economy was booming, only to find out it was fuelled by house prices and tax credits. |
| Baffling claim of the day | Baffling claim of the day |
| Nigel Farage has told the Telegraph that he has not had an alcoholic drink for a week in preparation for tonight’s debate: | Nigel Farage has told the Telegraph that he has not had an alcoholic drink for a week in preparation for tonight’s debate: |
| It is a big moment for the campaign – I am not taking it lightly; I am thinking very hard about it. | It is a big moment for the campaign – I am not taking it lightly; I am thinking very hard about it. |
| So all those other debates/elections/events/engagements were … not so big? | So all those other debates/elections/events/engagements were … not so big? |
| Celebrity endorsement of the day | Celebrity endorsement of the day |
| We are spoilt for choice today. Keith Chegwin is for Brexit, according to an interview with bingo website mFortune Bingo (yes, that is a thing and you can watch the interview in full here. I have to confess I haven’t watched it because it appears to be two hours long. But feel free to report back). Chegwin told the site: | We are spoilt for choice today. Keith Chegwin is for Brexit, according to an interview with bingo website mFortune Bingo (yes, that is a thing and you can watch the interview in full here. I have to confess I haven’t watched it because it appears to be two hours long. But feel free to report back). Chegwin told the site: |
| I think it’s always better to shut the door, then open it again and agree better terms. | I think it’s always better to shut the door, then open it again and agree better terms. |
| Chegwin is joined in the Leave corner by Richard Fairbrass, aka half of Right Said Fred: | Chegwin is joined in the Leave corner by Richard Fairbrass, aka half of Right Said Fred: |
| Don't forget that for those daft enough to vote 'remain' registration is best done on the 24th. https://t.co/CuA2BGUbY4 | Don't forget that for those daft enough to vote 'remain' registration is best done on the 24th. https://t.co/CuA2BGUbY4 |
| While over in the Remain corner is comedian and Matilda songsmith Tim Minchin: | While over in the Remain corner is comedian and Matilda songsmith Tim Minchin: |
| UK humans. 1day left to register to vote! https://t.co/T6NpUm5BR5. Have your say! (My conclusion, FWIW: leaving the EU would be insane.) | UK humans. 1day left to register to vote! https://t.co/T6NpUm5BR5. Have your say! (My conclusion, FWIW: leaving the EU would be insane.) |
| As well as The Thick of It and Veep creator Armando Iannucci: | As well as The Thick of It and Veep creator Armando Iannucci: |
| EU isn't pretty, but I fear the gleeful faces of Johnson, Gove, Farage, Fox, and Duncan Smith would be uglier still. | EU isn't pretty, but I fear the gleeful faces of Johnson, Gove, Farage, Fox, and Duncan Smith would be uglier still. |
| The day in a tweet | The day in a tweet |
| Rob Wainwright, the director of Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency, doesn’t think much of today’s Telegraph front page: “European criminals free to live in Britain”. | Rob Wainwright, the director of Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency, doesn’t think much of today’s Telegraph front page: “European criminals free to live in Britain”. |
| Well, except for about 1,200 each year extradited from the UK under the European Arrest Warrant. Hmm ... https://t.co/8vnP0Qcw0P | Well, except for about 1,200 each year extradited from the UK under the European Arrest Warrant. Hmm ... https://t.co/8vnP0Qcw0P |
| If today were a classic novel ... | If today were a classic novel ... |
| It would be Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment – the twin themes for the campaigns today. Also, it’s long. Very long. Keep up, readers. | It would be Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment – the twin themes for the campaigns today. Also, it’s long. Very long. Keep up, readers. |
| And another thing | And another thing |
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| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.45am BST | at 7.45am BST |