British PM faces first live TV debate on Brexit referendum

Annual net migration to the United Kingdom of European Union citizens-the number of people coming to the country minus those leaving-rose to 184,000 in 2015, up 10,000 from a year earlier, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Prominent Brexit campaigner and Justice Secretary Michael Gove will subject himself to the same hour-long Sky News grilling on Friday evening, as TV gears up for a succession of referendum specials in the final days of the campaign.

In a fractious exchange with Sky News’ political editor Faisal Islam, Mr Gove accused the broadcaster of being part of the “elite” group arguing against Brexit.

“The Leave campaign can not produce a single expert who believes there is any prospect of Turkey joining the EU”.

The debate has split the ruling Conservative Party, with Prime Minister David Cameron leading efforts to keep Britain in the club, and senior figures like Gove and former London mayor Boris Johnson heading the campaign for a “Leave” vote. The deal also said people who have a job must pay into the system for four years before getting access to in-work welfare schemes.

But Mr Gove said he is not frustrated that he is not going head-to-head with the Prime Minister, saying the format was chosen by the broadcaster and that he is “very happy to make the case in this way”. “The Leave campaigns’ vision of Britain is one that is divided and weakened”.

BERLIN, June 2 German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi said they wanted Britain to stay in the European Union on Thursday, three weeks before Britons vote on the country’s future in the 28-member bloc. “What total tosh. There is a huge world of opportunity and prosperity out there if we take this opportunity to take back control”.

The capital backing London’s insurance and other financial services sectors is predominantly foreign-controlled, has no specific interests in building British exports, and will always consider more attractive locations, it said.

“The only way to restore democratic control of immigration is to vote to leave”.

But he came under fire from some audience members, including Andrew Carnegie, who compared him to a First World War general ordering his troops “over the top” while having “no idea what’s on the frontline or what the casualty rate will be in the conflicts to come”.

When asked what he will try to avoid during his televised appearance, he said: “I think falling over as I arrive or leave would be a bit of a no-no”.

Mr Gove also downplayed the potential impact of the event.

The Prime Minister was accused of “scaremongering”, “hypocrisy” and “waffling” as he faced down angry members of the public in the audience during a 30-minute question session.

The PM said the Leave campaign was writing cheques it knew would bounce.

British lawmaker Kate Hoey, a “Leave” campaigner from the main opposition Labour Party, said Merkel would be “well advised to stay out” of the referendum debate.