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Have referendum on India quitting Commonwealth: Coal Secretary

With Britain balloting to go out the eu Union, Coal Secretary Anil Swarup recommended a referendum in India on breaking faraway from its “colonial past” and quitting the Commonwealth. Coal Secretary Anil Swarup said in a fb post: “Quitting seems to be the fashion these days. have to India join the bandwagon?… move for a referendum on whether or not Read More


EU referendum: Migrant job data to be published

Specific information about the number of EU migrants paying tax and claiming benefits in the UK will be published in the run-up to June’s EU referendum. The move to release data on the number of National Insurance numbers actively used by EU citizens follows pressure from Eurosceptic MPs and economists. They have long argued official figures on inward migration from Read More


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Bank pledge adds to fears that EU referendum will cause market turmoil

Central bank will open lending facility on three extra days to prevent financial sector suffering a credit squeeze at time of vote Bank of England governor is to face questions on Brexit. Photograph: Luke Macgregor/Reuters The Bank of England has heightened fears that Britain’s referendum on EU membership will destabilise already fragile financial markets, pledging to provide extra funds to Read More


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Cameron hits back at EU referendum foes with ‘Project Fact’

Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron holds a question and answer session with students at University Campus Suffolk in Ipswich Prime Minister David Cameron hit back on Monday at critics who accuse him of using scare tactics to keep Britain in the European Union, saying he was behind “Project Fact” not “Project Fear”. Talking to students in the eastern English town Read More