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Showing posts with label EU Referendun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label EU Referendun. Show all posts

6/25/16

USA: Hillary Clinton Camp Says Trump’s ‘Brexit’ Remarks Show He’s Unfit for White House - by P. Nicholas and L. Meckler

Hillary Clinton’s campaign moved swiftly to cast Republican opponent Donald Trump’s reaction to the “Brexit” vote as evidence as he is unfit to be president.

In a conference call with reporters Friday, Mrs. Clinton’s top aides sought to draw a contrast between what they described as Mrs. Clinton’s steady leadership during such global crises and Mr. Trump’s fixation on his own business interests.

They cited the news conference Mr. Trump gave at his newly-renovated golf course in Scotland on Friday. Should the British pound fall in the wake of the Brexit vote, that would be a boon to his golf business in Turnberry, Scotland, Mr. Trump told reporters, drawing more business. (It was down to its weakest level in 30 years on Friday afternoon.)

Jake Sullivan, a senior campaign adviser to Mrs. Clinton, said that Mr. Trump is “rooting for economic turmoil” touched off by Britain’s vote to leave the European Union.

“He actually put his golf business ahead of the interests of working families

Read more: Hillary Clinton Camp Says Trump’s ‘Brexit’ Remarks Show He’s Unfit for White House - Washington Wire - WSJ

2/22/16

'Brexit' could leave Britain vulnerable says Europol

Britain's citizens could be left more vulnerable to attacks by terror groups and organised crime gangs if they decide to leave the European Union, the continent's policing agency warned Monday.

"I see a very clear picture of the United Kingdom's dependency on the EU to help protect its security interest," Europol's director Rob Wainwright said in The Hague.

Should Britain leave in a so-called "Brexit" it will "no longer have the benefits that it currently has," Wainwright told reporters in The Hague, speaking on the sidelines of a conference on combatting migrant smugglers into Europe.

This included "direct access to our database, the ability to involve itself into our intelligence projects and many other areas," he said.

Europol's warning follows remarks by British Prime Minister David Cameron over the weekend that a Brexit would offer "risk in a time of uncertainty."

Britain would be "safer, stronger and better off" in the 28-member bloc, Cameron said Saturday after announcing June 23 as the date for a referendum on the issue.

The issue has deeply divided Britain's ruling Conservative Party with five cabinet members as well as London's outspoken mayor Boris Johnson supporting the "Leave" campaign, and the country's continued security is a key issue.

Read more: Flash - 'Brexit' could leave Britain vulnerable: Europol - France 24