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ITV debate: Clash over falsehoods and fear claims Remain target Boris Johnson in TV debate
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Politicians have claimed the Remain campaign is "fear-based" and Leave "based on falsehoods" in a ITV debate. Boris Johnson has said Britain could "prosper as never before" outside the European Union but was accused in an ITV debate of vying to be the next PM.
Boris Johnson, Gisela Stuart and Andrea Leadsom accused Remain of a "miserable" campaign and getting "personal" while avoiding the key issues. Nicola Sturgeon said he was "only interested in David Cameron's job" and Conservative Amber Rudd also attacked his reported leadership ambitions.
Angela Eagle, Nicola Sturgeon and Amber Rudd accused them of "an absolute whopper" by claiming the cost of the UK's EU membership was £350m a week. He said it was easier to concentrate on "personal stuff" and said the Leave side were offering "hope" over fear.
The debate is being moderated by ITV's Julie Etchingham. Immigration, the economy and NHS funding dominated the debate.
Conservative Mr Johnson is putting the Leave case alongside Andrea Leadsom and Labour's Gisela Stuart while Scotland's First Minister Ms Sturgeon, Labour's Angela Eagle and Conservative Amber Rudd are making the case to remain in the EU. Mr Johnson drew much of the fire from politicians on the Remain side - Labour's Angela Eagle, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and his own Conservative colleague, Energy Secretary Amber Rudd.
It is being held hours before the deadline for registering to vote and two weeks before polling day - 23 June. He was repeatedly accused of eyeing David Cameron's job - the prime minister has said he will not seek a third term.
In short opening remarks, Mr Johnson, for Leave, sought to strike a positive note in his opening speech urging voters to "believe in ourselves" and "take back control" while his Conservative colleague Amber Rudd - making the case to remain in the EU - said, "as a mother", she did not want to take the "risk" of leaving the EU with her children's future. "I think you only care about one job and that's your next one," said Ms Eagle to Mr Johnson.
'Getting personal'
But Mr Johnson said he was backing the campaign to leave the EU because Mr Cameron had not secured changes in his EU renegotiation which would have allowed him to cut net migration below 100,000.
"There has got to be democratic consent for the scale of the flows that we are seeing." he said.
Mr Johnson, Labour's Gisela Stuart and Conservative Andrea Leadsom accused Remain of a "miserable" campaign and getting "personal" while avoiding the key issues.
'Absolute whopper'
In short opening remarks, Mr Johnson, for Leave, sought to strike a positive note in his opening speech - urging voters to "believe in ourselves" and "take back control" while his Conservative colleague Amber Rudd - making the case to remain in the EU - said that "as a mother", she did not want to take the "risk" of leaving the EU with her children's future.
Ms Eagle, Ms Sturgeon and Ms Rudd accused Leave of telling "an absolute whopper" by claiming the cost of the UK's EU membership was £350m a week.
The first question from the audience was about immigration - with Andrea Leadsom, for Leave, saying people were "genuinely struggling with access to public services" and the Remain side had "no answer" to that.The first question from the audience was about immigration - with Andrea Leadsom, for Leave, saying people were "genuinely struggling with access to public services" and the Remain side had "no answer" to that.
Labour's Angela Eagle, for Remain, said there were no "simple solutions" to the issue but Nicola Sturgeon said "our economy would suffer if we pull up the drawbridge". The answer to pressure on public services is to invest more in them, she added.Labour's Angela Eagle, for Remain, said there were no "simple solutions" to the issue but Nicola Sturgeon said "our economy would suffer if we pull up the drawbridge". The answer to pressure on public services is to invest more in them, she added.
But the debate heated up over the controversial claim by the Leave camp that the UK sends £350m a week to the EU - which critics point out does not include the UK's rebate. Ms Eagle, pointed at the Leave campaigners telling them to "get that claim off your bus" while claiming it was an "absolute whopper". But the debate heated up over the controversial claim by the Leave camp that the UK sends £350m a week to the EU - which critics point out does not include the UK's rebate. Ms Eagle pointed at the Leave campaigners, telling them to "get that lie off your bus" while claiming it was an "absolute whopper".
But Ms Leadsom, for Leave, said when people gave their salaries they did not deduct NI and tax and the rebate and EU subsidies were controlled by the EU: "£10bn a year goes to the EU which we never see again," she said.But Ms Leadsom, for Leave, said when people gave their salaries they did not deduct NI and tax and the rebate and EU subsidies were controlled by the EU: "£10bn a year goes to the EU which we never see again," she said.
'Personal stuff' The debate, moderated by ITV's Julie Etchingham, was held hours before the deadline for registering to vote and two weeks before polling day - 23 June.
There were various references to Mr Johnson's reported designs on becoming the next Conservative leader.
"I think you only care about one job and that's your next one," said Ms Eagle to Mr Johnson.
The former London mayor said jobs were being sacrificed while the UK remained in the EU. He also said: "Obviously there's a great temptation to reduce this argument to a lot of personal stuff" rather than concentrate on the key issues.
Referring to comments Nicola Sturgeon made during the Scottish referendum campaign, he asked her whether the Remain campaign was "miserable, or fear based or negative?".
Ms Sturgeon also quoted back Mr Johnson's own words to him on the NHS and workers' rights: "He's asking you to trust him ... I'm simply asking him if he's telling the truth tonight ." The former London mayor said it was "absurd" to suggest rights guaranteed by UK courts and the UK Parliament would be taken away.
The debate is one of several live TV events in the run-up to 23 June. David Cameron, who is not taking part in any head-to-head debates with Leave campaigners, took studio questions in a live ITV programme on 7 June and on Sky last week.
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