‘ Scaremonger’ PM says jobs will be sacrificed in Brexit
THE Prime Minister last night provoked fresh anger in the EU referendum debate after he accused leave campaigners of being prepared to sacrifice British jobs.
In a speech to car workers, he claimed his opponents thought job losses were “a price worth paying” for a UK exit.
His swipe, thought to be aimed at London Mayor Boris Johnson and other senior Tories, triggered new claims the Government is scaremongering.
Mr Cameron, at the Vauxhall plant at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire yesterday, claimed three million jobs were “linked” to Britain’s EU membership.
He said: “For those who advocate leaving, lost jobs and a dented economy might be collateral damage, or a price worth paying. For me, they’re not.
“There’s nothing more important than protecting people’s financial security.”
Mr Cameron’s views were rejected by Tory Commons leader Chris Grayling, one of five Cabinet ministers campaigning for an out vote on June 23. He told BBC Radio 4: “That is simply not true. European Union regulations cost jobs.
“They increase costs. They make it less desirable to employ people.”
Ukip spokeswoman Jane Collins said: “This is nothing more than the latest instalment of Cameron’s Project Fear campaign.”
Desperate
Matthew Elliott, chief executive of the Vote Leave campaign, said: “He is desperate to change the subject from his failure to deliver his manifesto promises on immigration year after year.”
Most Europeans want Britain to stay in the EU, according to a report by Edinburgh University and a German think tank.
A survey of six member states found that a majority were in favour with a high of 81 per cent in Spain, falling to just 56 per cent in France.