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| Jo Cox tributes: 'We need a kinder and gentler politics,' Jeremy Corbyn says - live | Jo Cox tributes: 'We need a kinder and gentler politics,' Jeremy Corbyn says - live |
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| An audience member follows up on the same topic, pleading for restrictions on workers coming into the UK and taking jobs which they are less qualified for than domestic workers. | |
| “If you restrict free movement of labour across Europe then you are defeating the whole point of the common market,” says Corbyn, who suggests that there would possibly be some sort of retribution for British people working in Europe. | |
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| Ryan Scott comes forward with a question: How would his party protect those lower paid Britons who lose out because others are prepared to come and work for much less in the UK? | |
| Corbyn responds: By ensuring that local rates are respected, that the living wage becomes a reality and to ensure that there is lower levels of disparity. | |
| “It’s complicated, not easy,” he says, saying that companies have exploited migrant workers who are here. A higher minimum wage is important, as well as much more controls on the way that companies behave. | |
| Corbyn instances Mike Ashley, the owner of Sports direct, and the number of people working there on zero hours contracts. One of this proposals is to work with other EU states who have actually banned zero hour contracts. | |
| It’s moving at a fairly swift pace now so apologies for missing out on a few questions. | |
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| A man called Jordan picks up on the checks which Corbyn has talked about, questioning how people are coming into the UK “inside lorries”. | |
| Corbyn tells him that the point applies when people actually apply for refugee status, instancing the example of Afghans who worked as translators in their country and then came to the UK illegally. | |
| He adds: “There’s something strange that is going on at the moment. Hundreds of people have died trying to cross the mediterranean. Has it had headline coverage day after day...? No, it has had minimal coverage.” | |
| That’s claim which, I think, would be largely contested by many journalists working for organisations such as the Guardian, the BBC and others. | |
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| The questioning has move on to the refugee crisis. Corbyn says he believes that the approach to the crisis by Britain and the EU has been appalling. | |
| “We are not going to solve this crisis with barbed wire, CS gas, humanity and a political solution in Syria,” the Labour leader tells the audience. | |
| He also attacks the “bigoted response” to THAT poster, prompting applause from some in the audience. | |
| Corbyn follows up by making the case to remain inside the EU however, saying: “If there was no EU and instead you had 27 member states - would there be any coordinated response.. probably not” | |
| There’s scepticism from a man called Matthew who says there is not adequate checks on the people coming trough with genuine refugees. Corbyn tells him that getting refugee status is very difficult: “The idea that you can just walk into a country and get refugee status is far far from the reality.” | |
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| We’re on to a question now about TTIP and it comes from Daniel Chipeta, who is a student social worker. He asks what is the motivation for remaining in an organisation which promotes TTIP and “sustained inequalities in our society? | |
| Comfortable ground for Corbyn in some ways, who has put his opposition to the trans atlantic deal on the record very firmly. This is not at odds with his “practical” support for the EU. | |
| He says there is every chance that it will not see the light of day and follows up by saying that he believes that working inside Europe on a market which would continue to allow the UK to trade inside Europe with the states it enjoys most of its historical trading links with is crucial. | |
| “If we came out of the EU, a government led by the main people leading the Leave campaign would sign a TTIP as soon as they could,” he adds, in what is perhaps one of his more effective soundbites so far. | |
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| Next question ( more a sort of jibe perhaps): As a socialist you should be opposing EU membership “but now you seem to have forgotten that since you’re a member of the establishment.” | |
| Ouch. | |
| Corbyn says he’s not a member of the establishment. He’s the leader of the Labour Party and is calling for a Europe of solidarity. | |
| Islam follows up reminding of Corbyn’s previous anti-European votes, going all the way back to the 1975 referendum | |
| There’s applause when Islam asks if the Labour leader has “had his head turned” by meeting European bigwigs. | |
| “No.. My head has not been turned,” says Corbyn with a smile, before drawing a distinction between the Europe envisaged by Margaret Thatcher and the aspects of the social chapter and other parts of the EU which he says has been very beneficial for workers’ rights. | |
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| Ben Quinn | |
| The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has arrived at Sky’s referendum debate in front of an audience, all under the age of 35, who are evenly split on leaving/remaining. | |
| Faisal Islam is the hosting this evening’s grilling, which kicks off with the first question from Lucy Kendrick: “Do you think the public understand why we are having the referendum?” | |
| A lot of them probably do not, replies Corbyn. If we remain he believes that Europe needs to change to something much more democratic and accountable, he adds. | |
| In the last two or three days, he predicts that the public will finally begin to “catch on” while the politicians are becoming exhausted. | |
| It’s a particularly important question given that research has recently suggested that a large proportion of Labour supporters have been in the dark about their party’s stance. | |
| http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/30/labour-voters-in-the-dark-about-partys-stance-on-brexit-research-says | |
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| Key Brexit backer admits private polling to assess impact of Jo Cox death | Key Brexit backer admits private polling to assess impact of Jo Cox death |
| Jessica Elgot | Jessica Elgot |
| Arron Banks, the insurance millionaire and Ukip donor, who has funded the Leave.EU campaign, has admitted he funded private polling of UK voters to assess whether the killing of MP Jo Cox would affect the referendum. | Arron Banks, the insurance millionaire and Ukip donor, who has funded the Leave.EU campaign, has admitted he funded private polling of UK voters to assess whether the killing of MP Jo Cox would affect the referendum. |
| Speaking on LBC to presenter Iain Dale, Banks denied it was tasteless to poll such a sensitive issue. “You may think that, I don’t,” he said. | Speaking on LBC to presenter Iain Dale, Banks denied it was tasteless to poll such a sensitive issue. “You may think that, I don’t,” he said. |
| “We’re hoping to see what the effect of the event was, that’s an interesting point of view, to see if it shifted public opinion.” | “We’re hoping to see what the effect of the event was, that’s an interesting point of view, to see if it shifted public opinion.” |
| Listeners expressed disgust on texts and tweets to Dale, who said Banks must have expected “a great deal of revulsion... why have you even told us about it?” | Listeners expressed disgust on texts and tweets to Dale, who said Banks must have expected “a great deal of revulsion... why have you even told us about it?” |
| “I just don’t see it as very controversial,” Banks said. “I think you live in a bit of a media bubble. | “I just don’t see it as very controversial,” Banks said. “I think you live in a bit of a media bubble. |
| Astonishing. Leave.EU founder Arron Banks says he did private polling to judge impact of Jo Cox's death. Denies it was "tasteless" | Astonishing. Leave.EU founder Arron Banks says he did private polling to judge impact of Jo Cox's death. Denies it was "tasteless" |
| I’m handing over to my colleague Ben Quinn now who will cover Jeremy Corbyn’s live Sky News debate. | I’m handing over to my colleague Ben Quinn now who will cover Jeremy Corbyn’s live Sky News debate. |
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| Just one in five Britons say EU immigration has had a negative effect on them personally | Just one in five Britons say EU immigration has had a negative effect on them personally |
| This is an interesting poll, which perhaps surprising findings, by Ipsos Mori, which found relatively few voters said they felt EU immigration had had a negative impact on their life. | This is an interesting poll, which perhaps surprising findings, by Ipsos Mori, which found relatively few voters said they felt EU immigration had had a negative impact on their life. |
| · More (46%) think EU immigration has been good rather than bad (30%) for the economy, but over half (55%) say it has had a negative effect on the NHS | · More (46%) think EU immigration has been good rather than bad (30%) for the economy, but over half (55%) say it has had a negative effect on the NHS |
| · Half say immigration has had no impact on their own area, while a quarter say it has had a positive impact and the same say it has had a negative impact | · Half say immigration has had no impact on their own area, while a quarter say it has had a positive impact and the same say it has had a negative impact |
| As you’d expect, people’s views change depending on which side of the referendum debate they come down on - 65% of Leave supporters say immigration has been bad for the country, and just 19% say the opposite. On the other side, 62% say immigration has been good for the country, and just 20% saying it has been bad. | As you’d expect, people’s views change depending on which side of the referendum debate they come down on - 65% of Leave supporters say immigration has been bad for the country, and just 19% say the opposite. On the other side, 62% say immigration has been good for the country, and just 20% saying it has been bad. |
| Almost half the public think EU migrants contribute positively to the economy, compared with three in ten who say the opposite, and 42% say it has been positive for culture and society, compared with 36% who say it has been bad. The one area where there is clearer consensus that the effect of EU immigration has been negative is the NHS. | Almost half the public think EU migrants contribute positively to the economy, compared with three in ten who say the opposite, and 42% say it has been positive for culture and society, compared with 36% who say it has been bad. The one area where there is clearer consensus that the effect of EU immigration has been negative is the NHS. |
| The poll found 47% said EU migration has had no impact on the area where they live, and when asked what impact EU immigration has had on them personally, the majority say it has had no impact. | The poll found 47% said EU migration has had no impact on the area where they live, and when asked what impact EU immigration has had on them personally, the majority say it has had no impact. |
| Ipsos MORI interviewed 1,257 adults aged 18 and over by phone between 11th and 14th June 2016. | Ipsos MORI interviewed 1,257 adults aged 18 and over by phone between 11th and 14th June 2016. |
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| The Guardian’s politics weekly podcast has a referendum special you can download now, Tom Clark heads out on the streets of Reading and we hear from both sides of Labour’s EU debate with MPs Alan Johnson and Graham Stringer. | The Guardian’s politics weekly podcast has a referendum special you can download now, Tom Clark heads out on the streets of Reading and we hear from both sides of Labour’s EU debate with MPs Alan Johnson and Graham Stringer. |
| Related: EU referendum: Britain decides – Politics Weekly podcast | Related: EU referendum: Britain decides – Politics Weekly podcast |
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| The musician and activist Billy Bragg has written a thoughtful piece on the impact of a Brexit vote on the working class. He says though that he understands the anger many have felt at being ignored and taken for granted. | The musician and activist Billy Bragg has written a thoughtful piece on the impact of a Brexit vote on the working class. He says though that he understands the anger many have felt at being ignored and taken for granted. |
| For years the English working classes were taken for granted by New Labour – under the mistaken impression they had no one else to vote for – and patronised by the Tories, who sold them the lie of better services and lower taxation. Successive governments have encouraged the creation of the most deregulated labour market in Europe, undermining the very things that families build their security on: regular work, long-term tenancy, access to education and the support of local social services. | For years the English working classes were taken for granted by New Labour – under the mistaken impression they had no one else to vote for – and patronised by the Tories, who sold them the lie of better services and lower taxation. Successive governments have encouraged the creation of the most deregulated labour market in Europe, undermining the very things that families build their security on: regular work, long-term tenancy, access to education and the support of local social services. |
| Those leading the push for Brexit are no friends of working people, however. Boris Johnson’s personal credo – “I am pro having my cake and pro eating it” – should have been their battlebus slogan. They are pitching Britain’s exit from the EU as all gain and no pain. They promise the masses that everything they like will be better and everything they hate will be gone, when in truth what will be gone are the last vestiges of the welfare state that their grandparents built. | Those leading the push for Brexit are no friends of working people, however. Boris Johnson’s personal credo – “I am pro having my cake and pro eating it” – should have been their battlebus slogan. They are pitching Britain’s exit from the EU as all gain and no pain. They promise the masses that everything they like will be better and everything they hate will be gone, when in truth what will be gone are the last vestiges of the welfare state that their grandparents built. |
| For the leave campaign is driven by libertarians who seek to create, in the name of free enterprise, an even more precarious economy than that which has left so many of the English working class insecure and disillusioned. | For the leave campaign is driven by libertarians who seek to create, in the name of free enterprise, an even more precarious economy than that which has left so many of the English working class insecure and disillusioned. |
| Related: The English working class will be the first victims of a Brexit vote | Billy Bragg | Related: The English working class will be the first victims of a Brexit vote | Billy Bragg |
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| Bookies odds are usually an alternative gauge of the public mood, and Ladbrokes have one interesting little snippet today - 95% of all referendum wagers in the last 24 hours have been for remain. | Bookies odds are usually an alternative gauge of the public mood, and Ladbrokes have one interesting little snippet today - 95% of all referendum wagers in the last 24 hours have been for remain. |
| One punter in Newport has bet £25,000 on a remain win, with chances of Brexit now cut to 26% by the bookmaker. | One punter in Newport has bet £25,000 on a remain win, with chances of Brexit now cut to 26% by the bookmaker. |
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| Brendan Cox, the husband of MP Jo Cox, has just tweeted his thanks to House of Commons staff and members after their tributes to his wife. | Brendan Cox, the husband of MP Jo Cox, has just tweeted his thanks to House of Commons staff and members after their tributes to his wife. |
| Thank you to the whole House& staff for your kindness& compassion to our family today & for describing so well the Jo we love #MoreInCommon | Thank you to the whole House& staff for your kindness& compassion to our family today & for describing so well the Jo we love #MoreInCommon |
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| If you agree with the Guardian’s endorsement of remain, and you want to get involved in campaigning, this is a guide to how you can help the cause over the last few days, even if you’ve steered well clear of political canvassing in the past. | If you agree with the Guardian’s endorsement of remain, and you want to get involved in campaigning, this is a guide to how you can help the cause over the last few days, even if you’ve steered well clear of political canvassing in the past. |
| Related: How do I ... make sure Britain remains a member of the EU? | Related: How do I ... make sure Britain remains a member of the EU? |
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| Jasper Jackson | Jasper Jackson |
| Channel 4 has confirmed its line-up of the final televised EU referendum debate on Wednesday night with an audience of 150 public figures split between remain, leave and those still undecided.Former Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman will host the 90-minute broadcast featuring revolving panels on topics such as the economy, immigration, and security chosen from the audience made up of “well-known and passionate guests”. | Channel 4 has confirmed its line-up of the final televised EU referendum debate on Wednesday night with an audience of 150 public figures split between remain, leave and those still undecided.Former Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman will host the 90-minute broadcast featuring revolving panels on topics such as the economy, immigration, and security chosen from the audience made up of “well-known and passionate guests”. |
| Those representing remain include MPs Alex Salmond and Yvette Cooper, presenter June Sarpong, musician Rick Astley and celebrity chef Delia Smith. | Those representing remain include MPs Alex Salmond and Yvette Cooper, presenter June Sarpong, musician Rick Astley and celebrity chef Delia Smith. |
| Those in the leave part of the audience will include Ukip leader, Nigel Farage, former Tory MPs Louise Mensch and Ann Widdecombe, presenter Ulrika Jonsson and columnist and author Toby Young. | Those in the leave part of the audience will include Ukip leader, Nigel Farage, former Tory MPs Louise Mensch and Ann Widdecombe, presenter Ulrika Jonsson and columnist and author Toby Young. |
| Evening Standard editor Sarah Sands, presenter Rick Edwards and Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore will provide a voice for undecided voters. | Evening Standard editor Sarah Sands, presenter Rick Edwards and Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore will provide a voice for undecided voters. |