EXIT WARNING
ANGELA Merkel has warned David Cameron that his drive to curb immigration within the European Union is pushing Britain towards exiting the EU, according to German news reports.
Der Spiegel news magazine quoted sources within the chancellor’s office as saying that she feared Britain was approaching “the point of no return”.
Mrs Merkel is said to have made clear she will withdraw her support for Britain’s continued EU membership if Mr Cameron insists on pressing for measures which would undermine the principle of the free movement of labour. eron reportedly declined photographed in it.
Deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman then wore it in the House of Commons during Prime Minister’s Questions.
The design of the Fawcett Society T-shirt was a collaboration with Elle magazine, which has described the garment as part of an “ethically-produced” range.
High street chain Whistles was approached to design and produce the item, with all profits going to the charity.
Eva Neitzert, deputy chief executive of the Fawcett Society, said they had been “assured that the garments would be produced ethically here in the UK”.
She said: “We noted that the T-shirts had in fact been produced in Mauritius, upon which we queried [by email] the ethical credentials of the Mauritian factory, and the fabric used.”
A spokesman for Whistles said: “The allegations regarding the production of T-shirts in the CMT factory in Mauritius are extremely serious and we are investigating them.”
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