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| EU referendum: David Jones to lead Welsh Vote Leave | EU referendum: David Jones to lead Welsh Vote Leave |
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| Former Welsh Secretary David Jones will lead the Welsh arm of the Vote Leave campaign for the EU referendum. | Former Welsh Secretary David Jones will lead the Welsh arm of the Vote Leave campaign for the EU referendum. |
| He said there was "a real appetite in Wales" for leaving the European Union, claiming the country was "even keener" on Brexit than other parts of the UK. | |
| Geraint Talfan Davies, chair of Wales Stronger in Europe, said the pro-EU group looked "forward to engaging with David to give the people of Wales the positive debate they deserve." | |
| The referendum takes place on 23 June. | |
| Mr Jones, Conservative MP for Clwyd West, said: "I have no doubt that there is a real appetite in Wales for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. | Mr Jones, Conservative MP for Clwyd West, said: "I have no doubt that there is a real appetite in Wales for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. |
| "Recent polls, in fact, have shown that Wales is even keener for a 'leave' vote than many other parts of the country." | "Recent polls, in fact, have shown that Wales is even keener for a 'leave' vote than many other parts of the country." |
| He added: "Wales, and the rest of the United Kingdom, can look forward to a more prosperous, more outward-looking future, outside the European Union." | He added: "Wales, and the rest of the United Kingdom, can look forward to a more prosperous, more outward-looking future, outside the European Union." |