The old Etonian Tory PM, David Cameron, will form an unlikely political alliance as he unveils a campaign battlebus with bus driver’s son Sadiq Khan, the Labour mayor of London.
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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “I know from personal experience that the city’s air is damaging people’s health as I suffer from adult-onset asthma myself. The other side saying if we stay, it will be the end of times”, Khan said in a speech.
“Be yourself”, said Mr Farage, “if you can be that force for bringing London together, you’ll be a great success”.
Britain will listen to both sides of the European Union referendum argument in a televised debate between Mr Cameron and Mr Farage ahead of the public vote.
Sadiq Khan is making joint campaign appearances Monday with Cameron, the Conservative Party leader who also favours remaining part of the 28-nation bloc.
Scotland Yard police commissioner, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, said: “Although we are confident the Met (Metropolitan Police) can deal effectively if terrorists did strike our city, and we test ourselves regularly, we are never complacent about the city’s security and recognise that there will always be ways in which we can improve”.
“Sadly, for many Londoners, anti-Semitism is a very present problem”, Khan said.
The prime minister has consistently warned against the Brexit, saying that it poses an economic risk to the country and can undermine Britain’s security. “I believe “Remain” is the best choice for Britain’s heart as well as it is for our head”.
He said he saw himself as a “Eurosceptic” – highlighting his efforts to seek change in Brussels – but said identifying weaknesses in the European Union was a “sign of strength” of the in campaign.
The protection of workers’ rights, including anti-discrimination laws and paid leave.
“My point is this: there are less than four weeks to go until the most important vote in a generation that will determine what we do for decades to come, and I want over the next three or four weeks to be arguing a positive case, a patriotic case why it’s in our city’s interests [to remain in the EU]”.
“This will get worse when Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey join the EU”.
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“The choice we face isn’t only about the money in your pockets”.
