Labour supporters could cause a Brexit by accident if they fail to vote on June 23, warns Sadiq Khan
After Corbyn is criticised for not doing enough to convince them the Mayor of London takes matters into his own hands
LABOUR voters could hand victory to the Brexit camp by accident if they stay at home on polling day, Sadiq Khan is warning.
After his leader Jeremy Corbyn has been criticised for not doing enough to convince supporters to get out and vote Remain, the Mayor of London is taking matters into his own hands.
Joined by a host of party heavyweights and grandees, Mr Khan is insisting today that Labour's 350,000 members held the key to victory in the EU referendum.
With just two weeks to go the polls have seen the In side’s lead chipped away, with some surveys even putting Out ahead in the June 23 ballot.
The mayor will say: "It is Labour voters and supporters who will decide the outcome of this referendum.
“We in the Labour Party now have a monumental and historic responsibility on our shoulders - to keep Britain in the European Union.
"Every day we see another example of why David Cameron and the Tories simply cannot win this referendum as they lose credibility with the public.
“They are simply too riven by division. It now falls to us, and it's time for us to step up.”
Khan will be joined on stage by former Cabinet ministers Alan Johnson, Yvette Cooper, and Harriet Harman – but Corbyn will not be attending the event.
The Labour leader has also refused to share a stage with David Cameron, the head of the official Remain campaign.
But Mr Khan was happy to appear with the PM at a Britain Stronger In rally last week to urge people to keep the UK in the European Union
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"So let's get out there now,” he will add today.
“Let's spend every second and every hour of the next two weeks persuading our friends and our neighbours to get out there on 23 June and vote for Britain to remain in the European Union.”
Mr Johnson will say: "With David Cameron and Boris Johnson trading blows in this campaign it sometimes resembles a bunfight in the Eton tea room.
"This debate is not about who is to lead the Conservative Party, it's about the kind of country we want Britain to be: engaged with our continent or isolated on the periphery; erecting barriers or building bridges; a great trading nation or a small minded country where exploitation flourishes.
"As the largest political party in the country we're asking our members to do even more in the final two weeks of the campaign in persuading Labour voters to protect jobs, our economy and workers' rights by staying in the EU, the largest commercial market in the world."
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