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| EU referendum live – 'The Britain I love is better than this,' Gordon Brown says | |
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| 6.14pm BST | |
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| Lucas introduces the former Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown. | |
| As we await David Cameron, another detail from the Jo Cox memorial in London. According to people there, as it took place a small plane carrying a banner urging a leave vote flew over a few times, prompting some displeasure. The official Vote Leave campaign has denied it organised this. | |
| @stellacreasy @voteleave what absolute shits | |
| 6.08pm BST | |
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| Now we have Caroline Lucas, the Green MP. David Cameron is, presumably, sitting on the bus looking forwards to next week, when he no longer has to share platforms with people from the Labour, Green and trade union worlds. | |
| 6.06pm BST | |
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| If you missed Gordon Brown speaking live, here’s a video snippet. | |
| 6.03pm BST | |
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| A better shot of Brown speaking. | |
| 6.02pm BST | |
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| Brown is finished, and stalks straight off the stage like a slightly angry bear. “Gordon Brown,” says Tristram Hunt, in awe, as the small-ish crowd – all seemingly hand-picked, as tends to happen at such events – cheers wildly. | |
| Now speaking is Cathy Warwick, who heads the Royal College of Midwives, which is officially pro-remain. She’s followed by former TUC head Brendan Barber. | |
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| Brown is striding about, turning to face all the people around him, speaking without notes and passionately. He’s also now covered the benefits of security, the environment and defence of staying within the EU. | |
| He talks about 1,000 years of European conflict ended by the EU, and of a new era of human rights. “Now there is no war, Europe is at peace,” he positively bellows. This is stirring stuff, the type of very positive pro-EU speech some have argued the campaign has lacked so far. | |
| Brown is seemingly not a fan of the campaign so far: | |
| This is not the Britain I know, the Britain I love. The Britain I know is better than these debates, these insults, these posters. | |
| He wants a more positive Britain, one exemplified by Jo Cox. | |
| 5.52pm BST | |
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| Next we have Gordon Brown. He also pays tribute to Jo Cox, and then talks at length about the economic and trade case for remaining in the EU. “If you want jobs to remain, vote remain. If you want industries to remain, vote remain,” he says. | |
| 5.47pm BST | |
| 17:47 | |
| Tristram Hunt, the Stoke-on-Trent Labour MP, has emerged from the bus to introduce the first of the speakers. First we have Harriet Harman, the former Labour deputy leader. She begins by paying tribute to Jo Cox. | |
| Tomorrow, she tells the crowd, you will make “the biggest political decision of your life, one that is irrevocable”. | |
| 5.43pm BST | |
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| A giant union flag bus has pulled up outside Birmingham university. If it’s not David Cameron inside then it’s a very big coincidence. We should have some words from the prime minister soon. | |
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| As we still await David Cameron – the live video feed is currently showing footage of officials seemingly shrugging about what is going on – here’s something which might sway the odd person towards remain – a suggestion from the venerable Foreign Policy journal that Brexit could jeopardise the making of the Game of Thrones TV show in Northern Ireland. | As we still await David Cameron – the live video feed is currently showing footage of officials seemingly shrugging about what is going on – here’s something which might sway the odd person towards remain – a suggestion from the venerable Foreign Policy journal that Brexit could jeopardise the making of the Game of Thrones TV show in Northern Ireland. |
| 5.32pm BST | 5.32pm BST |
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| Ione Wells was also at the Trafalgar Square memorial and talked to people as to why they attended: | Ione Wells was also at the Trafalgar Square memorial and talked to people as to why they attended: |
| Caesar and Antonio are visiting the UK from Spain on holiday. Caesar (left) said they were devastated to hear of this “great tragedy”. They are here to show their belief in “freedom and respect for everyone”. | Caesar and Antonio are visiting the UK from Spain on holiday. Caesar (left) said they were devastated to hear of this “great tragedy”. They are here to show their belief in “freedom and respect for everyone”. |
| Peter Bruggen said he was feeling “a great deal of sadness at this assassination” and also because he wishes to express his views on unity and the referendum. | Peter Bruggen said he was feeling “a great deal of sadness at this assassination” and also because he wishes to express his views on unity and the referendum. |
| “I was living in Strasbourg aged 15 to learn French - living with a family. They took me to the cinema, and I saw early screenings of Churchill in meetings about unions. I was also taken to the opera and there, by chance, I sat right next to Robert Schuman - the prime minister of France at the time. Now, I don’t believe in these things but it felt like a message. I felt a closeness, a union, and have never had a doubt since that union was the right thing.” | “I was living in Strasbourg aged 15 to learn French - living with a family. They took me to the cinema, and I saw early screenings of Churchill in meetings about unions. I was also taken to the opera and there, by chance, I sat right next to Robert Schuman - the prime minister of France at the time. Now, I don’t believe in these things but it felt like a message. I felt a closeness, a union, and have never had a doubt since that union was the right thing.” |
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| We have a final pre-voting poll and... well, if anyone says they can predict tomorrow’s result with much confidence they’re lying. | We have a final pre-voting poll and... well, if anyone says they can predict tomorrow’s result with much confidence they’re lying. |
| Too close to call in final #EUref poll: Leave 45% Remain 44%. Everything rests on 9% still undecided. [sample:3,000] https://t.co/BXhLPZjNAa | Too close to call in final #EUref poll: Leave 45% Remain 44%. Everything rests on 9% still undecided. [sample:3,000] https://t.co/BXhLPZjNAa |
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| This is Peter Walker taking over for a final couple of hours of the pre-referendum day live blog. As you’ll see from the updated video feed above, we’re due any moment to see David Cameron making a final appeal for the remain campaign, outside Birmingham university. We’re also promised a mystery special guest. | This is Peter Walker taking over for a final couple of hours of the pre-referendum day live blog. As you’ll see from the updated video feed above, we’re due any moment to see David Cameron making a final appeal for the remain campaign, outside Birmingham university. We’re also promised a mystery special guest. |
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| Frostrup ends the Trafalgar Square event by urging the audience not to let this be just one day. Let’s take the spirit of unity and roll it out, she says. | Frostrup ends the Trafalgar Square event by urging the audience not to let this be just one day. Let’s take the spirit of unity and roll it out, she says. |