All the leaflets weve handed out so far have had quite clearly that. Nissan is taking legal action against leave campaign bbc. But the leave campaigns inability to provide the electorate with facts, and the replacement of facts with guesswork, is characterised by a vote leave leaflet that has been making its rounds. Nissan to take legal action against vote leave campaign over leaflet. If you were not at the agm, you can download a copy from this site under menu item leaflets the download is in pdf format and can be used to get copies printed by your local printer. Vote leave brexit campaign broke electoral law, referred. The pms deal leaves the eu in charge of the same things after his negotiation as before it is not legally binding the european court can tear it up the day after the referendum this is dangerous. In the weeks leading up to the referendum, a number of organisations, political parties and individuals produced campaigning leaflets which sought to.
Eu played a decisive role in the british publics historic vote to leave the eu on june 23rd. Companies accuse leave campaign of using their names for. What vote leave leaders really said about nodeal brexit this article is more than 9 months old dominic raabs comments on mondays radio 4 today have come under scrutiny. Vote leave defended the leaflet, with a spokesperson telling the huff post uk. A proukip leaflet somehow found its way into a campaign advert by the official vote leave campaign, resulting in more infighting between rival. A key vote leave figure has sidestepped calls to apologise for the campaign breaking the law over its spending during the eu referendum former labour mp gisela stuart, who cochaired vote leave. Eus reaction was in sharp contrast to tory mp peter bone, the cofounder of go, who congratulated the vote leave campaign and said the. Those who turn the page to find the vote leave logo might wonder if the document really is telling us the facts about the eu.
Brexit campaigners blast governments eu referendum booklet. Debunking the lies of the latest vote leave leaflet. Their claim is of collusion between the officially designated vote leave campaign and a then 23yearold libertarian design student at brighton called darren grimes, who ran a probrexit campaign aimed at millennials, beleave. Raabs comments provoked the peoples vote campaign to accuse him of trying to rewrite history.
A spokesman for vote leave confirmed that its campaign also includes its name and logo on all leaflets and posters. As some of us have consistently done throughout the referendum campaign. It involved members of parliament from the conservative party, labour party and the sole ukip mp, douglas carswell along with mep daniel hannan and conservative peer lord lawson. There is a european free trade zone from iceland to the russian. This leaflet sets out the facts, and explains why the government believes a vote to remain in the eu is in the best interests of the people of the uk. These leaflets were collected jointly by the british library and lse library. Vote leave avoids direct apology for campaign overspend. Remain, not leave, had an unfair advantage in the eu. As the videos below show, neither leaflet makes clear that these are campaign materials. But after the leaflet came out, the heads of unilever, airbus and ge wrote to vote leave accusing the campaign of using their names for propaganda purposes implying they. What vote leave leaders really said about nodeal brexit politics. The vote leave campaign was launched on 8 october 2015 with support from mps including labour. This first vote leave graphic was distributed on a flyer and placed in millions of homes across the uk an example of.
Matthew jim elliott frsa born 12 february 1978 is a british political strategist and lobbyist who has served as the chief executive of a number of organisations and been involved in various successful referendum campaigns, including vote leave elliot was the founder and has served as chief executive of the taxpayers alliance in 2004, big brother watch and business for britain. Eu leaflet makes claims that are clearly misleading. Vote leave has sent out a leaflet called the uk and the european. Vote leave and stronger in have sent leaflets claiming to tell their readers the facts on the eu referendum. Vote leave has sent out a leaflet called the uk and the european union. Why the government believes that voting to remain in the european. I will vote to leave but that doesnt mean the lies by the leave campaign are any good reason for me doing so. A leaflet being posted to voters by the vote leave campaign has attracted criticism for misleading voters firstly, the front of the leaflet makes no mention of the fact its an official leave.
What vote leave leaders really said about nodeal brexit. The observer, the guardian, channel 4 news and remain supporting mps seem to believe that they have found a smoking gun that somehow invalidates the 2016 eu referendum. On june 23rd we can choose whether the uk should either. In order for a country to join the eu it has to go through a process of aligning its national law in line with eu law. Under the guise of being a referendum communication, and titled official information about the referendum on 23 june 2016, it tells the european union and your family. This leaflet shows everything thats wrong with the.
It is not immediately obvious that it comes from vote leave, which is not mentioned until right at the end of. Vote leave misrepresentations on turkey and migration eu. Whilst it is to be expected that each camp will attempt to frame the argument in a way that favours its cause, the leave. The campaign to vote leave and take back control from the eu in the 23 june referendum. These countries work together to be a safe and peaceful place to live and do business. The publication features farming minister george eustice and the former defra secretary of. The pms deal leaves the eu in charge of the same things after his negotiation as before. This leaflet sets out the facts, and explains why the. Govt brexit leaflet gave remain campaign unfair advantage. Nissan to take legal action against vote leave campaign. On a page of the vote leave leaflet, and under the heading, would jobs be at risk.
The vote leave campaign, which was fronted by boris johnson and michael gove, won the contest to be the official leave campaign in the 2016 referendum on whether britain should stay in the. The eu recently announced an acceleration of the accession process for turkey. Vote leave woos british asians with migration leaflets. Vote leave and stronger in facts leaflets full fact. The electorate were asked should the united kingdom remain a member of the european union or leave the european union, with 52% of the voting electorate answering leave and 48% remain. It was if she was arguing it was ok to break the laws that protect the democracy she and other brexiteers claim they were campaigning for.
Remain in the european union eu or leave the european union eu. Vote leave published the logos of airbus, unilver, ge, nissan. The campaign is remaining active throughout the uk. Download, print and buy campaign posters, leaflets and other materials to show your support and inform the public. In vote leaves campaign leaflet voting to stay is the risky option vote leave said. As such, it receives some government funding to support its campaign. As the brexit campaign heats up, many of us are receiving leaflets urging us to vote either in or out. Vote leave did fiddle the books as well as the facts by sebastian omeara 19. Three of the countrys largest employers have accused the official leave campaign of deliberately attempting to mislead voters by using their logos on a taxpayer funded leaflet. The vote leave campaign leaflet refers to a comment i have been making regularly during this campaign, that the uk could survive outside of the eu and to say otherwise is disrespectful just as the way that those who argued scotland would not thrive as an independent nation were being disrespectful to the people of scotland. Vote leave brexit campaign broke electoral law, referred to police by electoral commision 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11. On the specific claims, though, citizens of eu member states are free to.
Brexit campaign leaflet draws fire from ge, others. Brexit advocate nigel farage snubbed as vote leave rivals. Vote leave movement chosen as official brexit campaign. Navigate our factchecks using the links to the right or bottom if youre on mobile, for a more in depth look at the claims. Vote leave help protect your local hospital eight page leaflet the. Download to use online or print at home, or order from the vote leave shop. Probrussels lobby misleading voters by hiding its name.
The official brexit campaign could face legal action for using the logos of top firms in a propoganda leaflet sent to voters. Nissan to sue vote leave after they misrepresented them. It is not legally binding the european court can tear it up the day. If we vote to remain, eu laws will overrule uk laws and the european courts will be in control of our trade, our borders, and big decisions like whether prisoners are allowed to vote.
Vote leave leaflet scare shame an officiallooking leaflet has been delivered to the zelo street household in the last few days. Labour mp gisela stuart served as chairman and leader of the vote leave campaign. Vote leave is hoping to secure the backing of british asians by telling them that if britain quits the eu, it will mean more immigration from elsewhere in the world the official out campaign is. The leaflet is the latest in a series of controversies about how the vote is being conducted, which leave campaigners suspect could give their opponents an unfair advantage. The logo appeared in a probrexit flyer alongside those of other major. The electoral commission has announced that vote leave has been designated as the official lead campaign urging britain to leave the european union. Vote leave brexit campaign broke electoral law, referred to police by electoral commision. Many parts of it could still be challenged at the eu court in future.
The official vote leave campaign has been accused of trying to hit the racist issues with a negative campaign focusing on immigration. Vote leave westminster tower 3 albert embankment london se1 7sp no need for a stamp but it will help us if you use one. Vote leave was founded in october 2015 by political strategists matthew elliott and dominic cummings as a crossparty campaign. Nissan is taking legal action against the vote leave campaign, after its logo was displayed in a leave campaign leaflet. Vote leave named as official brexit campaign in eu. We have a new ukeu treaty based on free trade and friendly cooperation. Vote leave is a campaigning organisation that supported a leave vote in the 2016 united. Vote leave leaflet you can read an agriculturespecific leaflet from the vote leave campaign here.
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