EU referendum: Labour Party: Labour MP John Mann to vote for Brexit / Sadiq Khan: Labour must do more for Remain vote / Labour warns of Brexit emergency budget

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Publication Date 10/06/2016
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Labour MP John Mann told the BBC on the 9 June 2016 that he would be voting to leave the European Union because of 'free movement of labour, immigration and empowerment'. Labour MP Dennis Skinner also confirmed that he too would vote for a Brexit.

However, the new London Mayor Sadiq Khan said that Labour needed to do more to encourage its supporters to vote to stay in the EU - or risk losing the referendum. This was a point also made by Labour Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham.

Senior Labour figures, Yvette Cooper and former leader Ed Miliband warned Labour voters on the 1o June 2016 that they would 'suffer the most' if the UK quit the European Union.

Khalid Mahmood, the MP for Birmingham Perry Barr, announce on the 11 June 2016 a change of heart tomorrow and would now vote to remain in the EU. He said the Vote Leave campaign's focus on immigration was the main reason for the switch.

Source Link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36496203
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ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/
BBC News, 09.06.16: Sadiq Khan: Labour must do more for Remain vote http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36488171
BBC News, 10.06.16: EU referendum: Labour urges its voters not to back Brexit http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36496288
ESO: Background information: The Labour Party and European integration since 1989 http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-labour-party-and-european-integration-since-1989/
ESO: Background information: Corbyn: Britain should stay in EU ‘warts and all’ / Ex-UK premier makes ‘patriotic’ case against Brexit http://www.europeansources.info/record/corbyn-britain-should-stay-in-eu-warts-and-all-ex-uk-premier-makes-patriotic-case-against-brexit/
Labour Party: Labour In For Europe http://www.labour.org.uk/index.php/inforbritain
Politics Home, 10.06.16: Yvette Cooper and Ed Miliband warn Labour voters of ‘triple threat’ from ‘Boris’ Brexit Britain’ https://www.politicshome.com/news/europe/eu-policy-agenda/brexit/news/75984/yvette-cooper-and-ed-miliband-warn-labour-voters-
Politics Home, 09.06.16: Former Labour Brexiteer Khalid Mahmood set to vote Remain https://www.politicshome.com/news/europe/eu-policy-agenda/brexit/news/75989/former-labour-brexiteer-khalid-mahmood-set-vote
Politics Home, 10.06.16: Referendum campaign 'not about immigration', says Yvette Cooper https://www.politicshome.com/news/europe/eu-policy-agenda/brexit/news/76002/referendum-campaign-not-about-immigration-says-yvette
Britain Stronger in Europe, 10.06.16: Ed Miliband speech on why Labour voters must vote Remain http://www.strongerin.co.uk/news#1YXmCDJk6fJ7wdP7.97
The Guardian, 13.06.16: Brexit would not mean big drop in immigration, Hilary Benn says http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/13/brexit-will-not-mean-big-drop-in-immigration-hilary-benn-says
The Guardian, 13.06.16: Lead the EU, don't leave: Gordon Brown heads Labour's push to remain http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/12/lead-the-eu-dont-leave-gordon-brown-launches-labour-push-for-remain
BuzzFeed, 14.06.16: Jeremy Corbyn In Last-Ditch Push To Keep Britain In The EU https://www.buzzfeed.com/emilyashton/jeremy-corbyn-in-last-ditch-push-to-keep-britain-in-the-eu
BuzzFeed, 14.06.16: Jeremy Corbyn Pledges To Defend Free Movement Of EU Workers To The UK https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/jeremy-corbyn-free-movement

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