This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36513921
The article has changed 9 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 2 | Version 3 |
|---|---|
| EU referendum: Gordon Brown urges Labour voters to stay in | EU referendum: Gordon Brown urges Labour voters to stay in |
| (about 4 hours later) | |
| Labour voters have the "most to gain" if the UK stays in the EU, ex-PM Gordon Brown is to say, as the party seeks to rally its supporters behind Remain. | Labour voters have the "most to gain" if the UK stays in the EU, ex-PM Gordon Brown is to say, as the party seeks to rally its supporters behind Remain. |
| In a speech later, he will say the UK can take a lead in the EU to tackle corporate tax avoidance, create jobs, and lower energy bills. | In a speech later, he will say the UK can take a lead in the EU to tackle corporate tax avoidance, create jobs, and lower energy bills. |
| Labour voters "don't want the status quo" but things could be better with reform of the EU, he told the BBC. | Labour voters "don't want the status quo" but things could be better with reform of the EU, he told the BBC. |
| Vote Leave has dismissed what it called a "hastily cobbled together re-launch". | Vote Leave has dismissed what it called a "hastily cobbled together re-launch". |
| The in-out vote on the UK's future in the European Union is ten days away. | The in-out vote on the UK's future in the European Union is ten days away. |
| In other EU referendum campaign developments: | In other EU referendum campaign developments: |
| In his speech, Mr Brown will argue that issues regarding the environment, cutting energy bills and enhancing workers' rights are all best achieved from being at the table in Brussels. | In his speech, Mr Brown will argue that issues regarding the environment, cutting energy bills and enhancing workers' rights are all best achieved from being at the table in Brussels. |
| "You've got to be at the table, you've got to be a negotiator. I know from my own experience that that is absolutely essential," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. | "You've got to be at the table, you've got to be a negotiator. I know from my own experience that that is absolutely essential," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. |
| He will also say fears over the impact of foreign workers on local communities would be better addressed by insisting on more money to boost stretched public services than ending free movement rights. | He will also say fears over the impact of foreign workers on local communities would be better addressed by insisting on more money to boost stretched public services than ending free movement rights. |
| The UK would be "in pole position" to champion change when it takes the rotating presidency of the EU in 2017, he will say. | The UK would be "in pole position" to champion change when it takes the rotating presidency of the EU in 2017, he will say. |
| "From now until 10pm on 23 June we will not rest and I will not stop explaining why nine million Labour voters have most to gain from remaining in the EU," he will say. | "From now until 10pm on 23 June we will not rest and I will not stop explaining why nine million Labour voters have most to gain from remaining in the EU," he will say. |
| Mr Brown - whose late intervention in the Scottish independence referendum was considered an influential factor by some observers - will set out his message in a speech in Leicester. | Mr Brown - whose late intervention in the Scottish independence referendum was considered an influential factor by some observers - will set out his message in a speech in Leicester. |
| Analysis | Analysis |
| By Iain Watson, BBC political correspondent | By Iain Watson, BBC political correspondent |
| Privately, Labour In are calling it a relaunch. The cross party Britain Stronger in Europe say it's a "Labour fightback". One insider even called it "a pivot". | Privately, Labour In are calling it a relaunch. The cross party Britain Stronger in Europe say it's a "Labour fightback". One insider even called it "a pivot". |
| But whatever term you use, it is clear that the tone of the Remain campaign will look and sound different this week. | But whatever term you use, it is clear that the tone of the Remain campaign will look and sound different this week. |
| Look different - because research from Loughborough University suggests that David Cameron and Boris Johnson have had more coverage than any other politicians so far, and this week more senior Labour figures, past and present, will be evident. | Look different - because research from Loughborough University suggests that David Cameron and Boris Johnson have had more coverage than any other politicians so far, and this week more senior Labour figures, past and present, will be evident. |
| Sound different - because while warnings about the risk of Brexit have had some impact, Labour's own focus groups suggest that some potential Remain voters want more positive reasons for casting their ballot. | Sound different - because while warnings about the risk of Brexit have had some impact, Labour's own focus groups suggest that some potential Remain voters want more positive reasons for casting their ballot. |
| As one insider put it: "Project Fear was in danger of turning into Project Failure" and "some people just won't be scared into the polling booth". | As one insider put it: "Project Fear was in danger of turning into Project Failure" and "some people just won't be scared into the polling booth". |
| Read Iain's full analysis | Read Iain's full analysis |
| Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today on Monday, as Labour kicks off a week of heightened campaigning, Mr Brown rejected the idea that Britain had minimal influence in Europe. | Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today on Monday, as Labour kicks off a week of heightened campaigning, Mr Brown rejected the idea that Britain had minimal influence in Europe. |
| He said the UK had been a leader in the fight against fascism, creating the European Convention of Human Rights, and persuading eastern Europe to join the EU. | He said the UK had been a leader in the fight against fascism, creating the European Convention of Human Rights, and persuading eastern Europe to join the EU. |
| "Britain has always led the way when things have been difficult in EU and I think it's time we were a leader again," he said. | "Britain has always led the way when things have been difficult in EU and I think it's time we were a leader again," he said. |
| Setting out Labour's "positive case" for EU membership, he said: "The Labour voters that I talk to don't like the status quo, they don't like where we are at the moment, they want to see things change. | Setting out Labour's "positive case" for EU membership, he said: "The Labour voters that I talk to don't like the status quo, they don't like where we are at the moment, they want to see things change. |
| "They want to know that they are going to be better off, and that's the message I can put." | "They want to know that they are going to be better off, and that's the message I can put." |
| Mr Brown also brushed aside claims that leader Jeremy Corbyn was half-hearted about EU membership, saying: "When all the forces of Labour get together it's a very powerful force in the country." | Mr Brown also brushed aside claims that leader Jeremy Corbyn was half-hearted about EU membership, saying: "When all the forces of Labour get together it's a very powerful force in the country." |
| 'Illegal immigration' | 'Illegal immigration' |
| A study by think tank Migration Watch, that wants lower immigration, has forecast that if Britain stayed in the EU net migration would run at more than a quarter of a million a year for at least 20 years. | A study by think tank Migration Watch, that wants lower immigration, has forecast that if Britain stayed in the EU net migration would run at more than a quarter of a million a year for at least 20 years. |
| Speaking on Today, Mr Brown defended current levels of immigration to the UK - including his government's record - but he said communities affected by "rising levels of population" should be helped, including through extra investment in public services. | Speaking on Today, Mr Brown defended current levels of immigration to the UK - including his government's record - but he said communities affected by "rising levels of population" should be helped, including through extra investment in public services. |
| He would not be drawn on predictions of future migration levels, saying he believed too many factors had to be taken into account, but he said: "I believe in Britain we have managed migration, it is not uncontrolled migration." | He would not be drawn on predictions of future migration levels, saying he believed too many factors had to be taken into account, but he said: "I believe in Britain we have managed migration, it is not uncontrolled migration." |
| Mr Brown said the biggest problem facing the UK was "illegal immigration" and he argued that the only way to tackle it was by staying in the EU, with co-ordinated cross-border action. | Mr Brown said the biggest problem facing the UK was "illegal immigration" and he argued that the only way to tackle it was by staying in the EU, with co-ordinated cross-border action. |
| Former Tory cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith, who backs Vote Leave, said Labour was "lecturing" rather than listening to its own supporters over immigration. | Former Tory cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith, who backs Vote Leave, said Labour was "lecturing" rather than listening to its own supporters over immigration. |
| He said traditional Labour voters were "pretty disgusted" with the party over its pro-EU stance. | He said traditional Labour voters were "pretty disgusted" with the party over its pro-EU stance. |
| He said "unlimited migration" had driven down wages and added: "The number one thing they want is migration brought under control and Labour has nothing to say on that matter." | He said "unlimited migration" had driven down wages and added: "The number one thing they want is migration brought under control and Labour has nothing to say on that matter." |
| At a separate event on Monday, Labour shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn made what he called the "patriotic" case for co-operating with other nations. | |
| Mr Benn used a speech to say the Leave camp "sound as if they mourn for the bygone age in which Britain gained influence through military strength and Empire. | |
| "In the second half of the 20th century, we came to realise that it was far better and far more effective to be a global power that achieved its goals through co-operation rather than conquest," he said. | |
| He added: "We have now reached the defining moment in this referendum. The Brexit train is threatening to pull away from the station with Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson and Michael Gove in charge, taking us down a track that can only lead to disaster." | |
| But Labour MP Gisela Stuart - who chairs the official Vote Leave campaign - said her party's voters "have now seen through government spin and no amount of hastily cobbled together re-launches" would change that. |