Angry voters last night turned on David Cameron during the first
televised debate of the EU referendum campaign, forcing the Prime
Minister to deny that he is “scaremongering”.
The Prime Minister faced a series of angry questions from voters about the tone of the Remain campaign after he claimed that there are no “big risks of staying” in the European Union.
Mr Cameron was accused of “hypocrisy”, “waffling” and doing “personal damage” to his reputation by claiming that a Brexit could spark World War III and a global recession.
The Prime Minister faced a series of angry questions from voters about the tone of the Remain campaign after he claimed that there are no “big risks of staying” in the European Union.
Mr Cameron was accused of “hypocrisy”, “waffling” and doing “personal damage” to his reputation by claiming that a Brexit could spark World War III and a global recession.
Highlights from EU referendum debate with David Cameron
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“I don’t accept it is scaremongering,” Mr Cameron said. “I am genuinely worried about leaving the single market.”
The Vote Leave campaign immediately seized on the anger directed at Mr Cameron and said it was the “first time he has come into contact with real voters and it wasn’t pretty”.
The Prime Minister did not lose his composure during the barrage of questions and sought to address voters’ concerns by focusing on the economic risks of leaving the EU.
He repeatedly stressed the dangers of leaving the single market and said that his biggest fear would be that a Brexit would leave people worse off and lead to job losses across the country.
It is likely to be compared by experts to Tony Blair’s “masochism strategy” in the buildup to the Iraq War, which saw the former prime minister repeatedly face down hostile questioning about his decisions.
The Vote Leave campaign immediately seized on the anger directed at Mr Cameron and said it was the “first time he has come into contact with real voters and it wasn’t pretty”.
The Prime Minister did not lose his composure during the barrage of questions and sought to address voters’ concerns by focusing on the economic risks of leaving the EU.
He repeatedly stressed the dangers of leaving the single market and said that his biggest fear would be that a Brexit would leave people worse off and lead to job losses across the country.
It is likely to be compared by experts to Tony Blair’s “masochism strategy” in the buildup to the Iraq War, which saw the former prime minister repeatedly face down hostile questioning about his decisions.
Mr Cameron also had a series of
angry confrontations with the interviewer hosting the debate, accusing
him of being “glib” for accusing him of waging a “classic Cameron fear
campaign”.
It came on a day which saw Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, turn on the Remain campaign for its "prophecies of doom" and "histrionic" claims about an economic meltdown.
The Prime Minister faced angry interruptions throughout last night’s debate as members of the audience challenged him about his claims about the risk of a Brexit.
Members of the audience refused to wait for the microphone to reach them before challenging the Prime Minister over immigration, his warnings of a recession if Britain leaves the EU and his claim that Turkey will not join the bloc until “the year 3000”.
A series of voters attacked the Prime Minister for claiming there were "no risks" from staying in the EU during a series of heated interventions.
As Mr Cameron attempted to avoid answering a question, one young female voter, Soraya Bouazzaoui, said: “I’m an English literature student: I know waffling when I see it."
It came on a day which saw Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, turn on the Remain campaign for its "prophecies of doom" and "histrionic" claims about an economic meltdown.
The Prime Minister faced angry interruptions throughout last night’s debate as members of the audience challenged him about his claims about the risk of a Brexit.
Members of the audience refused to wait for the microphone to reach them before challenging the Prime Minister over immigration, his warnings of a recession if Britain leaves the EU and his claim that Turkey will not join the bloc until “the year 3000”.
A series of voters attacked the Prime Minister for claiming there were "no risks" from staying in the EU during a series of heated interventions.
As Mr Cameron attempted to avoid answering a question, one young female voter, Soraya Bouazzaoui, said: “I’m an English literature student: I know waffling when I see it."
Cameron accused of waffling by English student
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Another audience member
challenged the Prime Minister about the tone of his campaigning, asking
if he “regrets the personal damage” done to his legacy by his warnings
over a Brexit.
Mr Cameron repeatedly denied “scaremongering” and said that he is “genuinely worried” about the prospects for Britain if it votes to leave the EU.
Mr Cameron was also accused of avoiding question over whether he thought Boris Johnson would “make a good prime minister”.
He was also accused of “hypocrisy” for last week sharing a platform with Sadiq Khan despite criticising him for sharing platforms with extremists during the London mayoral campaign just weeks ago.
And he was asked by a member of the audience about endangering the NHS and other public services because of the “seemingly never-ending” stream of foreigners coming to the UK.
During the first half of the programme, Mr Cameron clashed repeatedly with presenter Faisal Islam over immigration and his suggestion that World War III could happen if the UK backs a Brexit.
Mr Cameron repeatedly denied “scaremongering” and said that he is “genuinely worried” about the prospects for Britain if it votes to leave the EU.
Mr Cameron was also accused of avoiding question over whether he thought Boris Johnson would “make a good prime minister”.
He was also accused of “hypocrisy” for last week sharing a platform with Sadiq Khan despite criticising him for sharing platforms with extremists during the London mayoral campaign just weeks ago.
And he was asked by a member of the audience about endangering the NHS and other public services because of the “seemingly never-ending” stream of foreigners coming to the UK.
During the first half of the programme, Mr Cameron clashed repeatedly with presenter Faisal Islam over immigration and his suggestion that World War III could happen if the UK backs a Brexit.
Mr Cameron accused Mr Islam of being “glib” and “sounding like the Brexit campaign”.
After being accused of running a “classic Cameron fear campaign”, the Prime Minister said that the words "World War Three" never passed his lips.
He said there has previously been an "enormous bloodbath" on the continent, adding: "Can we be so confident that we have solved all of Europe's problems and all of Europe's tensions?
"When you're there [around the table] you never forget that 70 years ago these countries were fighting each other, I don't think we should forget that.
"The EU has been a way to get countries that used to fight each other to talk to each other.
After being accused of running a “classic Cameron fear campaign”, the Prime Minister said that the words "World War Three" never passed his lips.
He said there has previously been an "enormous bloodbath" on the continent, adding: "Can we be so confident that we have solved all of Europe's problems and all of Europe's tensions?
"When you're there [around the table] you never forget that 70 years ago these countries were fighting each other, I don't think we should forget that.
"The EU has been a way to get countries that used to fight each other to talk to each other.
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