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| David Cameron and Brendan Barber urge Remain vote | David Cameron and Brendan Barber urge Remain vote |
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| Prime Minister David Cameron has joined forces with a former trade union leader to make his case for staying in the EU. | Prime Minister David Cameron has joined forces with a former trade union leader to make his case for staying in the EU. |
| Writing in the Guardian, the PM and ex-TUC general secretary Sir Brendan Barber said a vote to quit would be a "disaster for working people". | |
| The two men said jobs would be lost and wages hit by the "shock" of a UK exit. | The two men said jobs would be lost and wages hit by the "shock" of a UK exit. |
| But Employment Minister Priti Patel will say in a speech later that firms are hampered by EU red tape and leaving would give them "freedom to prosper". | |
| EU referendum: All you need to know | EU referendum: All you need to know |
| In her speech to retailers, she will say government attempts to free small business from EU regulations have been "frustrated by unelected bureaucrats in Brussels". | In her speech to retailers, she will say government attempts to free small business from EU regulations have been "frustrated by unelected bureaucrats in Brussels". |
| The UK will vote on 23 June on whether to remain part of the EU. | The UK will vote on 23 June on whether to remain part of the EU. |
| Equal pay | Equal pay |
| In their article, Mr Cameron and Sir Brendan Barber say "very special circumstances" have brought them together, adding that they are "united in our conviction that Britain - and Britain's workers - will be better off in a reformed Europe than out on our own". | |
| They claim equal pay for women, paid holidays, maternity rights, equal treatment for part-time workers and protection for agency workers "could all be at risk" if the UK leaves. | They claim equal pay for women, paid holidays, maternity rights, equal treatment for part-time workers and protection for agency workers "could all be at risk" if the UK leaves. |
| Pressure on the pound would also lead to higher prices, they claim, saying this is a "risk working people and the poorest in our country simply cannot afford". | Pressure on the pound would also lead to higher prices, they claim, saying this is a "risk working people and the poorest in our country simply cannot afford". |
| The joint article comes after ministers were accused in the Commons of making concessions in their Trade Union Bill in order to win unions' support for remaining in the EU. | The joint article comes after ministers were accused in the Commons of making concessions in their Trade Union Bill in order to win unions' support for remaining in the EU. |
| After changes including a review of e-voting in strike ballots were unveiled, former Labour minister Kevan Jones said the "climbdown" on trade unions reflected the PM's "realisation" that he would "have to keep them onside". | After changes including a review of e-voting in strike ballots were unveiled, former Labour minister Kevan Jones said the "climbdown" on trade unions reflected the PM's "realisation" that he would "have to keep them onside". |
| Downing Street said the EU referendum was "a separate issue", saying many unions had already set out their views on the subject. | Downing Street said the EU referendum was "a separate issue", saying many unions had already set out their views on the subject. |
| 'Sensible and proportionate' | 'Sensible and proportionate' |
| Vote Leave, meanwhile, has produced what it calls a "new dossier" which it says shows how the EU's single market is "failing" small businesses. | Vote Leave, meanwhile, has produced what it calls a "new dossier" which it says shows how the EU's single market is "failing" small businesses. |
| In her speech, Ms Patel will tell the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers: "Following a vote to leave the EU, we could strip out EU laws that hold small firms back. | In her speech, Ms Patel will tell the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers: "Following a vote to leave the EU, we could strip out EU laws that hold small firms back. |
| "We could roll back the frontiers of the EU and work with business to replace costly and bureaucratic EU laws with sensible and proportionate British laws. | "We could roll back the frontiers of the EU and work with business to replace costly and bureaucratic EU laws with sensible and proportionate British laws. |
| "We could make sure that businesses can thrive and prosper as we introduce one of the most flexible and liberating regulatory regimes anywhere in the world." | "We could make sure that businesses can thrive and prosper as we introduce one of the most flexible and liberating regulatory regimes anywhere in the world." |
| A group of eight influential economists have also thrown their support behind the Leave campaign, arguing that leaving the EU would boost the UK economy by 4% in 10 years. |