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| EU referendum live – 'The Britain I love is better than this,' Gordon Brown says | EU referendum live – 'The Britain I love is better than this,' Gordon Brown says |
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| 7.18pm BST | |
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| It has just been announced that Nigel Farage has pulled out of tonight’s debate on Channel 4, citing family reasons. | |
| Jeremy Paxman is to present the final live European Referendum debate, a 90 minute discussion including 150 handpicked guests, consisting of 50 remain, 50 leave and 50 undecided, starting at 9pm. | |
| Many of the guests are politicians, including Alan Johnson and Chuka Umunna, who will be joined by a wide-ranging panel including TV presenters Billie JD Porter and Ulrika Jonsson, and actor Leslie Ash. | |
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| at 7.19pm BST | |
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| What are we to make of the final remain rally outside Birmingham university? A few elements stand out. | |
| The first is that while he was the star attraction, David Cameron was arguably the least interesting speaker. It was not because he was poor – he was passionate and engaged. But the message was very familiar, almost entirely about the perceived threats to the economy and to security of Brexit. These are the issues on which Cameron believes remain will win, if they do. | |
| Also on show was the breadth of the remain camp. Yes, leave have a few Labour MPs among their ranks. But this featured former or current leaders of four parties – the Tories, Labour, Lib Dems and Greens – as well as trade unionists. It’s a broad church. And yet this weight of political opinion could still lose tomorrow. | |
| It also showed off Tim Farron to good effect. As leaders of a much-shrunk party he is a far less well-known figure than Nick Clegg. But we made a good case. | |
| The standout turn was, however, Gordon Brown, prowling the stage in righteous fury, turning to face each side of the crowd in turn. It’s probably too late to sway many voters, but it was a passionate, engaged, positive case for stating in. Here’s they key passage, when he referred to the slightly tawdry debate so far: | |
| This is not the Britain I know. This is not the Britain I love. The Britain I know is better than the Britain of these debates, of insults, of posters. | |
| The Britain I know is better – Britain that is better as it deals with some of the great challenges of our time. The Britain I know is better than the exaggerations and over-exaggerations that we have seen. | |
| The Britain I know is the Britain of Jo Cox. The Britain where people are tolerant, and not prejudiced, and where people hate hate. | |
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| Here’s a video of Brendan Cox making his emotional address at his late wife’s memorial service. | |
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| 18:46 | 18:46 |
| Jessica Elgot | Jessica Elgot |
| My colleague Jessica Elgot was at the Trafalgar Square memorial of Jo Cox. She sends this: | My colleague Jessica Elgot was at the Trafalgar Square memorial of Jo Cox. She sends this: |
| Jo Cox’s murder has inspired far more love than the hatred that killed, her husband has said in an deeply emotional tribute at a celebration of the murdered MPs life on what would have been her 42nd birthday. | Jo Cox’s murder has inspired far more love than the hatred that killed, her husband has said in an deeply emotional tribute at a celebration of the murdered MPs life on what would have been her 42nd birthday. |
| It included tributes from Malala, Bono, Bill Nighy and Lily Allen, as well as Syria’s humanitarian rescuers, the white helmets. | It included tributes from Malala, Bono, Bill Nighy and Lily Allen, as well as Syria’s humanitarian rescuers, the white helmets. |
| In Trafalgar Square, more than 10,000 people gathered in the humidity, played in by the couple’s favourite band, Diddley Dee, who played at their wedding and had become close friends of the pair. | In Trafalgar Square, more than 10,000 people gathered in the humidity, played in by the couple’s favourite band, Diddley Dee, who played at their wedding and had become close friends of the pair. |
| Each touch at the event, named More In Common after the words of Cox’s maiden speech, was intensely personal, a tribute song recorded by Bono who admired Cox’s work with Oxfam, a performance by Lily Allen of Keane’s Somewhere Only We Know, a song the family sang at the holiday cottage on the river Wye. | Each touch at the event, named More In Common after the words of Cox’s maiden speech, was intensely personal, a tribute song recorded by Bono who admired Cox’s work with Oxfam, a performance by Lily Allen of Keane’s Somewhere Only We Know, a song the family sang at the holiday cottage on the river Wye. |
| Children from her five-year-old son’s school sang civil rights anthem If I Had A Hammer. | Children from her five-year-old son’s school sang civil rights anthem If I Had A Hammer. |
| Brendan Cox, his voice catching, called his wife’s death “an act of terror designed to advance hatred against others.” | Brendan Cox, his voice catching, called his wife’s death “an act of terror designed to advance hatred against others.” |
| “What a beautiful irony it is that an act designed to advance hatred has instead generated such an outpouring of love,” he said. | “What a beautiful irony it is that an act designed to advance hatred has instead generated such an outpouring of love,” he said. |
| Among the crowd were the close knit community of Hermitage Moorings, where Cox lived on the family house boat. Wearing white roses, the goup carried a six-foot banner with a picture of their friend, designed in the style of trade union banners. | Among the crowd were the close knit community of Hermitage Moorings, where Cox lived on the family house boat. Wearing white roses, the goup carried a six-foot banner with a picture of their friend, designed in the style of trade union banners. |
| Maria Carey, the couple’s next door neighbour, designed the banner in a race against time to get it ready for Wednesday, sketching the design and begging firms to print over the weekend. | Maria Carey, the couple’s next door neighbour, designed the banner in a race against time to get it ready for Wednesday, sketching the design and begging firms to print over the weekend. |
| “She was the most wonderful person, always positive, it has been a privilege to know her personally and inspiring to see her professionally,” Carey said. | “She was the most wonderful person, always positive, it has been a privilege to know her personally and inspiring to see her professionally,” Carey said. |
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| Here’s a better extract from Gordon Brown’s passionate speech earlier. | Here’s a better extract from Gordon Brown’s passionate speech earlier. |
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| 18:37 | 18:37 |
| Cameron ends, his voice sounding hoarse: | Cameron ends, his voice sounding hoarse: |
| Let’s go out there and vote remain tomorrow, Thursday. Let’s go for it! | Let’s go out there and vote remain tomorrow, Thursday. Let’s go for it! |
| And with that, the rally is finished. | And with that, the rally is finished. |
| 6.35pm BST | 6.35pm BST |
| 18:35 | 18:35 |
| Cameron tells voters to ignore untruths from the leave side on Turkey joining the EU imminently, an EU army and the fabled sum of £350m a week going to the bloc. “Don’t go and vote on the basis of things which are not true,” he says. | Cameron tells voters to ignore untruths from the leave side on Turkey joining the EU imminently, an EU army and the fabled sum of £350m a week going to the bloc. “Don’t go and vote on the basis of things which are not true,” he says. |
| Cameron says the one word he would use to sum up his argument is, “together”. Cameron cites Churchill, saying he did not want to fight alone in Europe. | Cameron says the one word he would use to sum up his argument is, “together”. Cameron cites Churchill, saying he did not want to fight alone in Europe. |
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| Cameron is going hard on the economy. His final message to undecided voters is: “Put jobs first, put the economy first.” | Cameron is going hard on the economy. His final message to undecided voters is: “Put jobs first, put the economy first.” |
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| This is a greatest hits run through by Cameron. He makes a previously-heard analogy about not driving a car which a mechanic says is unsafe. | This is a greatest hits run through by Cameron. He makes a previously-heard analogy about not driving a car which a mechanic says is unsafe. |
| He lists the need to cooperate over terrorism, climate change, Russia and Islamic State. “The idea that you take back control by leaving is an illusion,” Cameron warns. There’s lot of mentions of terrorism, crime and safety. | He lists the need to cooperate over terrorism, climate change, Russia and Islamic State. “The idea that you take back control by leaving is an illusion,” Cameron warns. There’s lot of mentions of terrorism, crime and safety. |
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| Cameron is in his shirtsleeves, roaming the stage and waving his hands. “Wasn’t that a belter of a speech from Gordon Brown?” he asks, also praising Tim Farron. | Cameron is in his shirtsleeves, roaming the stage and waving his hands. “Wasn’t that a belter of a speech from Gordon Brown?” he asks, also praising Tim Farron. |
| He goes straight onto the need for a strong economy, saying it “is everything”. He is again scathing about Michael Gove’s comparison of experts warning against Brexit to Nazis. “That is the extent to which they have lost it,” Cameron says. | He goes straight onto the need for a strong economy, saying it “is everything”. He is again scathing about Michael Gove’s comparison of experts warning against Brexit to Nazis. “That is the extent to which they have lost it,” Cameron says. |
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| We’ve not heard from him yet, but David Cameron is here. He’s now being introduced. | We’ve not heard from him yet, but David Cameron is here. He’s now being introduced. |
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| Next we have the current Lib Dem leader, Tim Farron. This is a very big, very cross-party event. He says he will not have the definition of patriotism defined by “little Englanders”. This is another passionate speech. “I will vote remain tomorrow because I am a patriot,” he says. | Next we have the current Lib Dem leader, Tim Farron. This is a very big, very cross-party event. He says he will not have the definition of patriotism defined by “little Englanders”. This is another passionate speech. “I will vote remain tomorrow because I am a patriot,” he says. |
| In the meantime, here’s a final average of polls for tomorrow’s vote – and it’s tied at 45% each, with the crucial 10% still undecided. It’s up to them now. | In the meantime, here’s a final average of polls for tomorrow’s vote – and it’s tied at 45% each, with the crucial 10% still undecided. It’s up to them now. |
| #EUref polling average:REMAIN 45 (+2)LEAVE 45 (=)DK 10 (-2)https://t.co/j41CRKjgoU #Brexit #EUreferendum pic.twitter.com/zYFG8lDMOL | #EUref polling average:REMAIN 45 (+2)LEAVE 45 (=)DK 10 (-2)https://t.co/j41CRKjgoU #Brexit #EUreferendum pic.twitter.com/zYFG8lDMOL |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.21pm BST | at 6.21pm BST |
| 6.14pm BST | 6.14pm BST |
| 18:14 | 18:14 |
| Lucas introduces the former Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown, who details what the EU does for security, based on his very wide foreign policy experience. | Lucas introduces the former Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown, who details what the EU does for security, based on his very wide foreign policy experience. |
| 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. | 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 | @stellacreasy @voteleave what absolute shits |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.16pm BST | at 6.16pm BST |
| 6.08pm BST | 6.08pm BST |
| 18:08 | 18:08 |
| 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. | 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 | 6.06pm BST |
| 18:06 | 18:06 |
| If you missed Gordon Brown speaking live, here’s a video snippet. | If you missed Gordon Brown speaking live, here’s a video snippet. |
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| A better shot of Brown speaking. | A better shot of Brown speaking. |