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Michael Gove and George Osborne have condemned an anti-immigration poster unveiled by Nigel Farage which shows a queue of mostly non-white refugees with the slogan: “Breaking point: the EU has failed us all.”Michael Gove and George Osborne have condemned an anti-immigration poster unveiled by Nigel Farage which shows a queue of mostly non-white refugees with the slogan: “Breaking point: the EU has failed us all.”
The justice secretary and leading Brexit campaigner said he “shuddered” when he saw the image, which has since been compared to Nazi propaganda footage of migrants. He was later joined by the chancellor who described the poster as “disgusting” and “having echoes of the 1930s”. Gove, a leading Brexit campaigner, said he shuddered when he saw the image, which has been compared to Nazi propaganda footage of migrants. Osborne said the poster was disgusting and had “echoes of the 1930s”.
Gove was interviewed on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, which reflected upon the death on Thursday of the Labour MP Jo Cox. Since her death, her family and many mainstream politicians have called for the nature of political discourse to be toned down, particularly around the EU referendum. Gove was interviewed on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, which reflected upon the death on Thursday of the Labour MP Jo Cox. Since her killing, her family and many mainstream politicians have called for political discourse to be toned down, particularly around the EU referendum.
Gove distanced himself from the poster. He said: “When I saw that poster I shuddered. I thought it was the wrong thing to do.”Gove distanced himself from the poster. He said: “When I saw that poster I shuddered. I thought it was the wrong thing to do.”
However, he defended the decision by Brexit campaigners to discuss the birthrate of countries such as Turkey. “It is important when we are talking about migration to look at numbers, especially because the birthrate [in Turkey] is so high,” he said.However, he defended the decision by Brexit campaigners to discuss the birthrate of countries such as Turkey. “It is important when we are talking about migration to look at numbers, especially because the birthrate [in Turkey] is so high,” he said.
On ITV’s Peston on Sunday, Osborne said there were legitimate concerns about migration, but added that there were differences between addressing those concerns and whipping up divisions.On ITV’s Peston on Sunday, Osborne said there were legitimate concerns about migration, but added that there were differences between addressing those concerns and whipping up divisions.
He said: “There are perfectly legitimate concerns about migration … but I think there is a difference between addressing those concerns in a reasonable way and whipping up concerns, whipping up division, making baseless assertions that millions of people are coming into the country over the next couple of years from Turkey, or saying that dead bodies are going to be washed up on the beaches of Kent, or indeed putting up that disgusting and vile poster that Nigel Farage did that had echoes of the 1930s.”He said: “There are perfectly legitimate concerns about migration … but I think there is a difference between addressing those concerns in a reasonable way and whipping up concerns, whipping up division, making baseless assertions that millions of people are coming into the country over the next couple of years from Turkey, or saying that dead bodies are going to be washed up on the beaches of Kent, or indeed putting up that disgusting and vile poster that Nigel Farage did that had echoes of the 1930s.”
Farage unveiled the poster in Westminster with the subheading: “We must break free of the EU and take back control of our borders.” The photograph used was of migrants crossing the Croatia-Slovenia border in 2015, with the only prominent white person in the photograph obscured by a box of text. The poster’s subheading reads: “We must break free of the EU and take back control of our borders.” The photograph shows migrants crossing the Croatia-Slovenia border in 2015, and the only prominent white person in the image is obscured by a box of text.
Ukip’s leader, on the same programme, denied stoking up hatred, adding that he was the victim of hatred. “When you challenge the establishment, they go after you,” he said. Farage denied stoking up hatred, saying he himself was a victim of hatred. “When you challenge the establishment, they go after you,” he said on the Peston programme.
Asked whether he was disturbed by Gove’s criticisms of the poster, Farage said: “They have been doing very strong posters, not only about Turkey but about the number of terrorists and criminals who come into Britain under free movement rules.”Asked whether he was disturbed by Gove’s criticisms of the poster, Farage said: “They have been doing very strong posters, not only about Turkey but about the number of terrorists and criminals who come into Britain under free movement rules.”
Farage said Cox’s death was “an act of terrorism” but added that it had shifted the momentum of the debate. “We did have momentum until this terrible tragedy. It will have an impact on the campaign for everybody,” he said. Farage said Cox’s death was “an act of terrorism” and had shifted the momentum of the debate. “We did have momentum until this terrible tragedy. It will have an impact on the campaign for everybody,” he said.
The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, was questioned by Marr over Labour’s immigration policies. Asked if Labour would want to set an upper limit on the number of migrants coming to Britain from the EU, he said: “I don’t think you can have one.” The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, was questioned by Marr over Labour’s immigration policies. Asked whether Labour would want to set an upper limit on the number of migrants coming to Britain from the EU, he said: “I don’t think you can have one.”
His words may well disappoint some on the Remain campaign who have argued that changes could be made to EU rules. His words may well disappoint some in the remain campaign who have argued that changes could be made to EU rules.
Corbyn played down suggestions of a split with his deputy, Tom Watson, who last week said EU free movement rules must change. “Tom and I had a chat about this: what we are agreed on is there has to be a greater equality of working conditions … Workers working alongside each other should have the same rights. They don’t,” he said. Corbyn played down suggestions of a split with his deputy, Tom Watson, who said last week that EU free movement rules must change. “Tom and I had a chat about this. What we are agreed on is there has to be a greater equality of working conditions … Workers working alongside each other should have the same rights. They don’t,” he said.