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| Jo Cox tributes: 'We need a kinder and gentler politics,' Jeremy Corbyn says | |
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| Cameron pays tribute to 'loving, determined' politician | |
| Cameron said he first met Jo in 2006 in Darfur, “doing what she was so brilliant at... fighting for the lives of refugees.” | |
| Colleagues of hers had not been so keen on welcoming a Tory leader, he said, but Cox was determined to reach across political divides. He praises her dedication to humanitarian work, in Sudan, DRC and Syria. | |
| Quite simply there are people around the world who are only alive because of Jo. | |
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| Corbyn thanks the prime minister for attending the vigil in Birstall, and said he has been moved by the public outpouring of support since Cox’s death, and the charitable donations “to causes close to her heart”. | |
| We are united in grief at her loss. And we must be aware her killing is an attack on our democracy, it is an attack on our whole democracy. In her tragic death, we can come together to change our politics, to tolerate a little more and condemn a little less. | |
| He quotes Cox’s husband’s Brendan who says his wife believed in a “better world”. | |
| In her honour we recommit ourselves to that task. | |
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| Corbyn leads tribute to Cox, calling her killing 'attack on democracy' | |
| Jeremy Corbyn leads the tributes to Cox in the packed chamber, wearing a black suit and tie. The horrific act that took Cox from us was an attack on democracy, Corbyn says. | |
| Jo Cox didn’t just believe in loving her neighbour... she saw a world of neighbours. | |
| Her community and the whole country has been united in grief, and unuted in rejecting the well of hatred that killed her, Corbyn said. Her children and husband can be so proud of everything she was, all she achieved and all she stood for, he said. | |
| Jo would have been 42 this Wednesday, Corbyn says, she had much more to give and much more to achieve. | |
| He pays tribute to Bernard Kenny, who was stabbed as he tried to intervene, and says the whole house will want to wish him a speedy recovery. | |
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| John Bercow opens tributes to Jo Cox in the House of Commons | |
| MPs are wearing white roses as the tributes begin. She was determined to live life to the full, says an emotional Bercow. She fought for people both at home at abroad who were victims of poverty and injustice. | |
| An attack like this strikes not only at an individual but at our freedom. That is why we assemble here, both to honour Jo and to re-double our dedication to democracy. | |
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| Jessica Elgot | |
| Good afternoon, I’m taking over from Andrew Sparrow now for the rest of the afternoon and watching the tributes to Jo Cox MP in the Commons from 2.30. | |
| Jeremy Corbyn will speak first, followed by David Cameron, followed by friends of the MP. We expect that to include many from the 2015 intake - including her office mate Stephen Kinnock, as well as Wes Streeting and Holly Lynch. | |
| Rachel Reeves, her fellow West Yorkshire will also speak, as well Andrew Mitchell, the former secretary of state for international development. | |
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| Henry McDonald | |
| Despite former leader and Nobel peace prize winner David Trimble calling for an Out vote on Thursday the current head of the Ulster Unionist Party today said a Remain outcome would strengthen Northern Ireland inside the UK. | |
| Former television news present Mike Nesbitt urged pro union voters to “use your head” because “my head says we must remain.” | |
| The UUP leader added: “Unionists should be confident that by voting remain, they not only strengthen our hand in fighting for reform within the European Union, it also strengthens our United Kingdom.” | |
| Nesbitt issued his appeal on Monday on the back of a new Ipsos Mori poll across the region for today’s Belfast Telegraph which has found growing support for Brexit, in the main within the unionist community. | |
| The survey of more than 1,000 voters has found that support for Remain has dropped over the last two months from 44% to 37%. Those backing Brexit have increased by 6% to 26% from two months ago. Crucially however 37% of voters across Northern Ireland have told the pollsters they are still undecided with just three days to go. | |
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| Thomas Mair appears in court | |
| The man accused of killing Labour MP Jo Cox has appeared in court again in the past few minutes. | |
| Thomas Mair, 52, from Birstall, appeared at the Old Bailey via video link from Belmarsh prison, charged with murder, grievous bodily harm, possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence and possession of an offensive weapon. | |
| When asked to confirm he was Thomas Mair, he replied: “Yes I am.” | |
| Thomas Mair, the man accused of killing the MP Jo Cox has appeared again in court via video link. He spoke only to confirm his name. | |
| Mair, appearing from Belmarsh prison said, "Yes, I am," when asked his name. He was remanded in custody until next appearance on Thursday. | |
| He will appear at the same court for a preliminary hearing before Mr Justice Saunders at 10am on Thursday, the day of the EU referendum. There was no application for bail. | |
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| Andrew Sparrow | Andrew Sparrow |
| Enda Kenny, the Irish prime minister, has written an article for the Guardian explaining why Ireland is so keen for the UK to remain in the EU. Here’s an extract. | Enda Kenny, the Irish prime minister, has written an article for the Guardian explaining why Ireland is so keen for the UK to remain in the EU. Here’s an extract. |
| We share the UK’s only land border with another EU member state. Those many thousands of UK visitors to Ireland in recent years know that the border between both parts of Ireland is barely visible. There is a seamless flow of people crossing that border. | We share the UK’s only land border with another EU member state. Those many thousands of UK visitors to Ireland in recent years know that the border between both parts of Ireland is barely visible. There is a seamless flow of people crossing that border. |
| If the UK’s decision is to leave the EU, this will no longer be a border between two countries. It will be a border between the UK and the remaining 27 member states of the EU. It will be the EU’s western boundary running from Derry to Dundalk. | If the UK’s decision is to leave the EU, this will no longer be a border between two countries. It will be a border between the UK and the remaining 27 member states of the EU. It will be the EU’s western boundary running from Derry to Dundalk. |
| New administrative arrangements could be worked out, but there is no possible version of such a development that would avoid extra costs to governments, to business, to consumers and to the convenience of tourists and citizens travelling between our two countries. | New administrative arrangements could be worked out, but there is no possible version of such a development that would avoid extra costs to governments, to business, to consumers and to the convenience of tourists and citizens travelling between our two countries. |
| What is not easy to quantify and mitigate is the psychological effect of a hardening border on the island. My fear is that it would play into an old narrative – one of division, isolation and difference. | What is not easy to quantify and mitigate is the psychological effect of a hardening border on the island. My fear is that it would play into an old narrative – one of division, isolation and difference. |
| And here is the full article. | And here is the full article. |
| Related: Why Ireland is so fearful of our closest neighbour leaving the EU | Enda Kenny | Related: Why Ireland is so fearful of our closest neighbour leaving the EU | Enda Kenny |
| I’m handing over now to my colleague Jessica Elgot. | |
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| Guto Bebb, a Welsh Office minister and a pro-Remain Tory, has used Twitter to accuse Vote Leave of running on a “Farage/BNP agenda”. | Guto Bebb, a Welsh Office minister and a pro-Remain Tory, has used Twitter to accuse Vote Leave of running on a “Farage/BNP agenda”. |
| The Farage / BNP agenda embraced by those who should have known better. https://t.co/c3pBovdlpN | The Farage / BNP agenda embraced by those who should have known better. https://t.co/c3pBovdlpN |
| Bebb is quoting this tweet. | Bebb is quoting this tweet. |
| Here's briefing Vote Leave gave Nick Watt saying they'd decided to switch to "core vote strategy" on immigration. https://t.co/0bE1qUfKbR | Here's briefing Vote Leave gave Nick Watt saying they'd decided to switch to "core vote strategy" on immigration. https://t.co/0bE1qUfKbR |
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| And David Cameron is out today campaigning for Remain with Harriet Harman, the former Labour deputy leader. These are from the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg. | And David Cameron is out today campaigning for Remain with Harriet Harman, the former Labour deputy leader. These are from the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg. |
| On the road with PM this morning - he and Harman together at series of factory visits in West Mids pic.twitter.com/7VN5Nqiqm6 | On the road with PM this morning - he and Harman together at series of factory visits in West Mids pic.twitter.com/7VN5Nqiqm6 |
| Cameron looks more enthusiastic about the widget inspection than Harman pic.twitter.com/uKC3q13pF1 | Cameron looks more enthusiastic about the widget inspection than Harman pic.twitter.com/uKC3q13pF1 |
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| Priti Patel has been campaigning for Vote Leave this morning. | Priti Patel has been campaigning for Vote Leave this morning. |
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| Alan Travis | Alan Travis |
| The Express newspaper, which has ‘splashed’ on anti-migration stories 34 times since the start of the year, has published a rare ‘clarification’ in which it admits it was wrong to claim on May 22 that “12m Turks Say They’ll Come to the UK.” Instead the paper has now admitted that the number who would come remains unknown. | The Express newspaper, which has ‘splashed’ on anti-migration stories 34 times since the start of the year, has published a rare ‘clarification’ in which it admits it was wrong to claim on May 22 that “12m Turks Say They’ll Come to the UK.” Instead the paper has now admitted that the number who would come remains unknown. |
| The Express said in their clarification that the 12m headline had been “questioned by statisticians and readers alike”. It had been based on a poll by Konda, a Turkish research group, commissioned by the Express, which asked if they, or any members of their family, would consider moving to Britain if Turkey joined the EU and Britain remained a member. | The Express said in their clarification that the 12m headline had been “questioned by statisticians and readers alike”. It had been based on a poll by Konda, a Turkish research group, commissioned by the Express, which asked if they, or any members of their family, would consider moving to Britain if Turkey joined the EU and Britain remained a member. |
| “We accept that this question was flawed and that the results of the poll were inaccurate as a result,” said the Express’s clarification which now says that the question was open to interpretation and therefore could not be used to make a definite prediction of numbers. | “We accept that this question was flawed and that the results of the poll were inaccurate as a result,” said the Express’s clarification which now says that the question was open to interpretation and therefore could not be used to make a definite prediction of numbers. |
| “Our honest intent was to accurately find the number of people who were genuinely likely to move to Britain. However the figure remains unknown,” it concludes. | “Our honest intent was to accurately find the number of people who were genuinely likely to move to Britain. However the figure remains unknown,” it concludes. |
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| Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, has criticised Vote Leave for claiming that Brexit could allow the government to spend an extra £100m a week on the NHS. Speaking to the Royal College of Nursing congress in Glasgow, she said: | Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, has criticised Vote Leave for claiming that Brexit could allow the government to spend an extra £100m a week on the NHS. Speaking to the Royal College of Nursing congress in Glasgow, she said: |
| The claim that politicians leading the Leave campaign have made that they would spend more money on our NHS is surely one of the most deceitful and one of the most contemptible of all of the claims made. | The claim that politicians leading the Leave campaign have made that they would spend more money on our NHS is surely one of the most deceitful and one of the most contemptible of all of the claims made. |
| Before you make your choice on Thursday, look at what the leaders of the Leave campaign really think about our NHS. | Before you make your choice on Thursday, look at what the leaders of the Leave campaign really think about our NHS. |
| Boris Johnson wants patients to be charged for using the NHS, Michael Gove wanted privatisation, Nigel Farage wants the NHS funded by an insurance model rather than government funding. | Boris Johnson wants patients to be charged for using the NHS, Michael Gove wanted privatisation, Nigel Farage wants the NHS funded by an insurance model rather than government funding. |
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| Here’s a Guardian video with John Oliver’s take on the EU referendum. | Here’s a Guardian video with John Oliver’s take on the EU referendum. |
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| Tusk says EU needs to take 'long, hard look' at why it is unpopular | Tusk says EU needs to take 'long, hard look' at why it is unpopular |
| Donald Tusk, president of the European council, has issued a direct appeal to British voters to remain in the EU. Speaking on a visit to Portugal, he said the whole Western world would become weaker if Britain voted for Brexit. | Donald Tusk, president of the European council, has issued a direct appeal to British voters to remain in the EU. Speaking on a visit to Portugal, he said the whole Western world would become weaker if Britain voted for Brexit. |
| I would like to appeal to the British citizens, on behalf, I know that for a fact, of almost all Europeans and European leaders: Stay with us. | I would like to appeal to the British citizens, on behalf, I know that for a fact, of almost all Europeans and European leaders: Stay with us. |
| Without you, not only Europe, but the whole Western community will become weaker. Together, we will be able to cope with increasingly difficult challenges of the future. | Without you, not only Europe, but the whole Western community will become weaker. Together, we will be able to cope with increasingly difficult challenges of the future. |
| Tusk will chair a summit of EU leaders in Brussels next week and he said they were prepared for what might happen. | Tusk will chair a summit of EU leaders in Brussels next week and he said they were prepared for what might happen. |
| In no way are we downplaying the economic costs that would accompany Brexit ... I have no doubt, however, that we are already prepared for the day after the referendum. | In no way are we downplaying the economic costs that would accompany Brexit ... I have no doubt, however, that we are already prepared for the day after the referendum. |
| He also said it was important for European leaders to consider why voters were getting disillusioned with the EU, not just in Britain but across the continent too. | He also said it was important for European leaders to consider why voters were getting disillusioned with the EU, not just in Britain but across the continent too. |
| Whatever [the referendum] result is going to be, we must take a long, hard look on the future of the Union. We would be foolish if we ignored such a warning signal as the UK referendum. There are more signals of dissatisfaction with the Union coming from all of Europe, not only from the UK. | Whatever [the referendum] result is going to be, we must take a long, hard look on the future of the Union. We would be foolish if we ignored such a warning signal as the UK referendum. There are more signals of dissatisfaction with the Union coming from all of Europe, not only from the UK. |
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| Hannah Ellis-Petersen | Hannah Ellis-Petersen |
| Oxfam have announced they will honour MP Jo Cox with an album of live music from this year’s Glastonbury festival, with all proceeds going to refugees. Artists including Coldplay, Muse, Foals, Sigur Ross and Fatboy Slim will each contribute a song recorded from their festival sets this weekend and the album will be released 11 July. | Oxfam have announced they will honour MP Jo Cox with an album of live music from this year’s Glastonbury festival, with all proceeds going to refugees. Artists including Coldplay, Muse, Foals, Sigur Ross and Fatboy Slim will each contribute a song recorded from their festival sets this weekend and the album will be released 11 July. |
| Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis paid tribute to Jo Cox as a “wonderful, inspiring woman who gave so much” and said the scale of the refugee crisis could not be ignored. “We want people who are far from home and frightened to know we are doing whatever we can to help,” said Eavis. “To know the artists who play here are doing whatever they can. To know the people who love their music are doing whatever they can.” | Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis paid tribute to Jo Cox as a “wonderful, inspiring woman who gave so much” and said the scale of the refugee crisis could not be ignored. “We want people who are far from home and frightened to know we are doing whatever we can to help,” said Eavis. “To know the artists who play here are doing whatever they can. To know the people who love their music are doing whatever they can.” |
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| Steven Morris | Steven Morris |
| Welsh Labour grandees (plus a six-year-old dressed as a Ninja Turtle) took to the streets of Pontypridd to make the case for the UK to stay in the EU. | Welsh Labour grandees (plus a six-year-old dressed as a Ninja Turtle) took to the streets of Pontypridd to make the case for the UK to stay in the EU. |
| The Ninja was six-year-old Jaiden, grandson of former first minister Rhodri Morgan, who was touring the south Wales valleys with his successor, Carwyn Jones and former Welsh secretaries Peter Hain and Paul Murphy. | The Ninja was six-year-old Jaiden, grandson of former first minister Rhodri Morgan, who was touring the south Wales valleys with his successor, Carwyn Jones and former Welsh secretaries Peter Hain and Paul Murphy. |
| Rhodri Morgan on the campaign trail - with his grandson dressed as a Ninja Turtle. pic.twitter.com/ZojQJxDxFU | Rhodri Morgan on the campaign trail - with his grandson dressed as a Ninja Turtle. pic.twitter.com/ZojQJxDxFU |
| There has been huge concern that this Labour heartland was going to vote out in huge numbers (as reflected in this piece from the Guardian’s Aditya Chakrabortty). But Hain, who is chair of the Labour In for Wales campaign, said he had noticed a shift over the last 10 days or so. | There has been huge concern that this Labour heartland was going to vote out in huge numbers (as reflected in this piece from the Guardian’s Aditya Chakrabortty). But Hain, who is chair of the Labour In for Wales campaign, said he had noticed a shift over the last 10 days or so. |
| We’re focusing on getting the Labour vote out in areas like this. There’s a definite change of mood on the street. A few weeks ago it was quite pro leaving Europe. Now people are starting to really think with their heads and thinking, yes I’m worried about Europe but it’s much better to stay in for jobs, prosperity and also for stronger borders by c0-operating together. | We’re focusing on getting the Labour vote out in areas like this. There’s a definite change of mood on the street. A few weeks ago it was quite pro leaving Europe. Now people are starting to really think with their heads and thinking, yes I’m worried about Europe but it’s much better to stay in for jobs, prosperity and also for stronger borders by c0-operating together. |
| Peter Hain on the campaign trail in the Welsh valleys - big Labour push here. pic.twitter.com/y9MmFUBXRc | Peter Hain on the campaign trail in the Welsh valleys - big Labour push here. pic.twitter.com/y9MmFUBXRc |
| Peter Hain on the campaign trail in the south Wales valleys. https://t.co/RlAnfwVm6l | Peter Hain on the campaign trail in the south Wales valleys. https://t.co/RlAnfwVm6l |
| The four politicians visited The Prince’s cafe, where owner Joe Gambarini said he would vote to remain. “The devil you know is better than the devil you don’t know,” he said. | The four politicians visited The Prince’s cafe, where owner Joe Gambarini said he would vote to remain. “The devil you know is better than the devil you don’t know,” he said. |
| Gambarini, who is of Italian descent, suggested many of his customers would vote out. “They’re worried about being ruled by Brussels and frightened by immigration. I’m more frightened of leaving – and I’ve got brilliant workers from here from Poland and Hungary. They do a wonderful job.” | Gambarini, who is of Italian descent, suggested many of his customers would vote out. “They’re worried about being ruled by Brussels and frightened by immigration. I’m more frightened of leaving – and I’ve got brilliant workers from here from Poland and Hungary. They do a wonderful job.” |
| On the street the four made the case that the EU did a huge amount of good for towns like this, helping to fund projects like the pedestrianisation of the main drag and the bypass. First minister Jones said plans to improve the train lines in the area would simply halt on Friday if the UK votes to leave. “Our future as a confident country lies in the EU. Let’s work with others who share our values.” | On the street the four made the case that the EU did a huge amount of good for towns like this, helping to fund projects like the pedestrianisation of the main drag and the bypass. First minister Jones said plans to improve the train lines in the area would simply halt on Friday if the UK votes to leave. “Our future as a confident country lies in the EU. Let’s work with others who share our values.” |
| Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones making the remain case in South Wales. pic.twitter.com/NC2BGUOFWl | Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones making the remain case in South Wales. pic.twitter.com/NC2BGUOFWl |
| Of course, not all are convinced. Stan Jones, a builder, said he was voting out. “For me it’s about sovereignty and democracy. We don’t have control of our own destiny if we stay in the EU. I’m out.” | Of course, not all are convinced. Stan Jones, a builder, said he was voting out. “For me it’s about sovereignty and democracy. We don’t have control of our own destiny if we stay in the EU. I’m out.” |
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| Here’s my colleague Roy Greenslade on why the Times changed its headline on its Sayeeda Warsi story. (See 9.35am.) | Here’s my colleague Roy Greenslade on why the Times changed its headline on its Sayeeda Warsi story. (See 9.35am.) |
| Related: Why did the Times change its mind over a Brexit headline? | Related: Why did the Times change its mind over a Brexit headline? |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.54pm BST | at 12.54pm BST |
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| JK Rowling says referendum has been 'uglier' than any political campaign in her lifetime | JK Rowling says referendum has been 'uglier' than any political campaign in her lifetime |
| JK Rowling, who is backing Remain, has written a fine essay on the EU referendum campaign on her website. It is worth reading in full, but here’s an excerpt to lure you in. | JK Rowling, who is backing Remain, has written a fine essay on the EU referendum campaign on her website. It is worth reading in full, but here’s an excerpt to lure you in. |
| I’m not an expert on much, but I do know how to create a monster. | I’m not an expert on much, but I do know how to create a monster. |
| All enduring fictional bad guys encapsulate primal terrors and share certain traits. Invincible to the point of immortality, they commit atrocities without conscience and cannot be defeated by the ordinary man or by conventional means. Hannibal Lecter, Big Brother, and Lord Voldemort: all are simultaneously inhuman and superhuman and that is what frightens us most. | All enduring fictional bad guys encapsulate primal terrors and share certain traits. Invincible to the point of immortality, they commit atrocities without conscience and cannot be defeated by the ordinary man or by conventional means. Hannibal Lecter, Big Brother, and Lord Voldemort: all are simultaneously inhuman and superhuman and that is what frightens us most. |
| As this country has entered what will come to be seen as one of the most divisive and bitter political campaigns ever waged within its borders, I’ve thought a lot about the rules for creating villains. We are being asked whether we wish to remain part of the European Union and both sides of this campaign have been telling us stories. I don’t mean that in the sense of lying (although lies have certainly been told). I mean that they are appealing to us through our universal need to make sense of the world by storytelling and that they have not been afraid to conjure monsters calculated to stir up our deepest fears. | As this country has entered what will come to be seen as one of the most divisive and bitter political campaigns ever waged within its borders, I’ve thought a lot about the rules for creating villains. We are being asked whether we wish to remain part of the European Union and both sides of this campaign have been telling us stories. I don’t mean that in the sense of lying (although lies have certainly been told). I mean that they are appealing to us through our universal need to make sense of the world by storytelling and that they have not been afraid to conjure monsters calculated to stir up our deepest fears. |
| This is nothing new, of course. All political campaigns tell stories. They cast themselves as our champions, flatter us with tales of who we are or could be, sell us rose-tinted memories of the past and draw frightening pictures of the perils that lie ahead if we pick the wrong heroes. Nevertheless, the tales we have been told during this referendum have been uglier than any I can remember in my lifetime. If anyone has enjoyed this referendum, it can only be those hoping for greater personal power at the end of it. | This is nothing new, of course. All political campaigns tell stories. They cast themselves as our champions, flatter us with tales of who we are or could be, sell us rose-tinted memories of the past and draw frightening pictures of the perils that lie ahead if we pick the wrong heroes. Nevertheless, the tales we have been told during this referendum have been uglier than any I can remember in my lifetime. If anyone has enjoyed this referendum, it can only be those hoping for greater personal power at the end of it. |