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EU referendum: Osborne warns of Brexit budget cuts
George Osborne says he will have to slash public spending and increase taxes in an emergency Budget to tackle a £30bn "black hole" if the UK votes to leave the European Union. The chancellor will say this could include raising income and inheritance taxes and cutting the NHS budget. But 57 Tory MPs have said his...
But will it be a photo finish? Racegoers arrive at Royal Ascot in EU referendum outfits
THESE two racegoers turned heads at Royal Ascot as they arrived in outfits inspired by the upcoming EU referendum. Stunning Holly Peers, 29, wore a 'Remain' hat featuring an Eiffel Tower, Brandenburg Gate and flags of European countries. Her pal India Reynolds, 25, wearing a figure-hugging Union Jack dress, favoured a...
Venezuela recall: Maduro goes to court to block referendum
Venezuela's government has asked the Supreme Court to reject the opposition's proposal to hold a referendum to remove President Nicolas Maduro from office. It accused the leaders of the recall referendum movement of fraud. On Friday the National Electoral Council (CNE) declared more than 600,000 signatures on a petition...
EU referendum: Cameron issues Brexit pensions warning
David Cameron has said the government might not be able to protect spending on pensions, the NHS and defence in the long term if the UK leaves the EU. The prime minister said Brexit could cause a "black hole" in the public finances and threaten the "triple lock" guaranteeing state pension increases. He told...
Venezuela: Nicolas Maduro says no referendum this year
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has said that a referendum the opposition is trying to call to oust him will not take place this year. There was no time to organise the recall referendum, said Mr Maduro. On Friday the National Electoral Council (CNE) declared more than 600,000 signatures on a petition for the...
Cameron could stage ANOTHER referendum to UNDO Brexit victory, former Commons clerk warns
DAVID Cameron could stage another referendum if Britain votes to leave the European Union, a former Commons clerk has warned. Lord Lisvane claimed that a low turnout and a close victory could be enough to go against the vote and trigger another referendum. The crossbench peer argued a close call in the vote could be seen as...
Former Cabinet minister brands Cameron ‘PINOCCHIO’ & MOCKS PM over TV referendum grilling
DAVID Cameron has been branded a “Pinocchio” by Iain Duncan Smith after the Prime Minister claimed he would want to join the EU under Britain’s renegotiated terms. The former work and pensions secretary said it was “telling” that Cameron had failed to provide a timetable for meeting his ambition to...
EU referendum: Gove and Johnson challenge PM on immigration
Two of the PM's most senior colleagues have told David Cameron to accept the failure of the government's manifesto pledge to reduce migration into the UK. Michael Gove and Boris Johnson said the pledge was "corrosive of public trust" while Britain remained in the EU. But Number 10 said their claim was an...
Brussels plans to create EU army ‘being HIDDEN from British voters until AFTER referendum’
BRAZEN Eurocrats are set to reveal plans for an EU army the day after next month's referendum, it has been reported. They are believed to have been working on plans foreseeing "new European military structures" since late 2014. But the document will not be unveiled until a meeting of European leaders on June 28,...
Expats desperate to vote in EU referendum offered CHEAP FLIGHTS to Britain
A TOP airline which hopes expats will swing the result of the EU referendum is offering them cheap flights to Britain so they can vote to stick with Brussels. Britons living abroad can fly to any UK airport on June 22 and June 23 from just £15.40 as part of a RyanAir promotion. The no-frills carrier, which backs Britain...
Fury ERUPTS over German plot to HIDE secret EU army using UK troops till after referendum
FURY erupted last night after a secret German plot to establish an EU-controlled military defence force emerged in Berlin. Leaked draft proposals from Chancellor Angela Merkel's government set out details of a joint European command headquarters and widespread cross-border "sharing" of military units and...
IRAQ PROBE FARCE: Chilcot inquiry to be published ‘after EU referendum’, PM says
THE long-awaited probe over the Iraq war could finally be published shortly after the European Union referendum, David Cameron has said. The Prime Minister suggested that the Chilcot inquiry could be published "not too much longer" after the historic vote in June. He told MPs yesterday Mr Cameron said: " a...