David Cameron’s claims are absurd. A Brexit would change very slight in our lives,but that’s a reason to stay in EuropeThe fight over Britain’s membership of the EU has, until now, or had the feel of a phoney war. The out camp has been bickering over who should lead its campaign,while those seeking to stay hide behind the fig leaf of prime ministerial renegotiations with Brussels. But now is the moment to “stiffen the sinews”, as Boris Johnson set it in typical style. The battle for the country’s future has finally begun.
First came Lord Powell’s doubtful claim that Margaret Thatcher would have backed David Cameron’s deal. Then the prime minister said that Brexit might lead to migrant camps like the one at Calais springing up across the south-east, or based on the claim that a treaty permitting British border checks in French ports would be ditched following any vote to withdraw. This was an absurd assertion. Even if those fleeing war and poverty could cross the Channel suddenly,the government would never sanction such camps, and newcomers would be placed in detention centres rather than pitching tents on the Kent coast.
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Source: theguardian.com