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EU referendum campaigns 'misleading voters' EU referendum campaigns 'misleading voters'
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The two sides in the EU referendum campaign have been accused of peddling "misleading" figures and "implausible assumptions" by a committee of MPs.The two sides in the EU referendum campaign have been accused of peddling "misleading" figures and "implausible assumptions" by a committee of MPs.
The Treasury Select Committee calls Vote Leave's claim that leaving the EU would save £350m a week "deeply problematic".The Treasury Select Committee calls Vote Leave's claim that leaving the EU would save £350m a week "deeply problematic".
And it criticises the Remain campaign's claim the cost of imports could rise by "at least" £11bn if the UK leaves.And it criticises the Remain campaign's claim the cost of imports could rise by "at least" £11bn if the UK leaves.
The rival groups are failing to inform the public, the MPs say.The rival groups are failing to inform the public, the MPs say.
Vote Leave's £350m a week claim - repeated again today - does not take into account Britain's rebate and payments that flow back to the UK, the committee, chaired by Conservative MP Andrew Tyrie, says.Vote Leave's £350m a week claim - repeated again today - does not take into account Britain's rebate and payments that flow back to the UK, the committee, chaired by Conservative MP Andrew Tyrie, says.
"Vote Leave's persistence with it is deeply problematic," the report says."Vote Leave's persistence with it is deeply problematic," the report says.
"It sits very awkwardly with its promises to the Electoral Commission to work in a spirit that reflects its "very significant responsibility" and the "gravity of the choice facing the British people"."It sits very awkwardly with its promises to the Electoral Commission to work in a spirit that reflects its "very significant responsibility" and the "gravity of the choice facing the British people".
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The report says Britain Stronger In Europe's claim that the cost of imports could rise by "at least" £11bn and have a knock-on effect on household bills is based on an "implausible assumption".The report says Britain Stronger In Europe's claim that the cost of imports could rise by "at least" £11bn and have a knock-on effect on household bills is based on an "implausible assumption".
"Presenting the figures on the impact of Brexit on a per-household basis, as the Stronger In campaign has done, is likely to be misconstrued by readers, especially in the heat of a campaign, and probably has confused them," it said."Presenting the figures on the impact of Brexit on a per-household basis, as the Stronger In campaign has done, is likely to be misconstrued by readers, especially in the heat of a campaign, and probably has confused them," it said.
"It may have left many readers thinking that the figures refer to the effect of leaving the EU on household disposable income, which they do not.""It may have left many readers thinking that the figures refer to the effect of leaving the EU on household disposable income, which they do not."
The committee also finds that it is misleading to claim that three million jobs are dependent on Britain's membership of the EU.The committee also finds that it is misleading to claim that three million jobs are dependent on Britain's membership of the EU.
"Without an estimate of how much trade would be lost as a result of Brexit, the impact on job losses cannot readily be estimated," it said."Without an estimate of how much trade would be lost as a result of Brexit, the impact on job losses cannot readily be estimated," it said.
"The wider public might form the mistaken impression that all these jobs would be lost or at risk if the UK left the EU."The wider public might form the mistaken impression that all these jobs would be lost or at risk if the UK left the EU.
"Campaigners should be clear that three million jobs may be associated with, but would not necessarily be dependent on, our membership of the EU.""Campaigners should be clear that three million jobs may be associated with, but would not necessarily be dependent on, our membership of the EU."
The report also singles out Vote Leave's Matthew Elliott and Dominic Cummings for their "appalling" treatment of the committee.The report also singles out Vote Leave's Matthew Elliott and Dominic Cummings for their "appalling" treatment of the committee.
The cross-party committee also says it is "highly unsatisfactory" that it was unable to scrutinise the government's analysis of the short-term impact of Brexit in time to include it in the report.The cross-party committee also says it is "highly unsatisfactory" that it was unable to scrutinise the government's analysis of the short-term impact of Brexit in time to include it in the report.
The report says: "It is to be hoped that scrutiny and transparency have not, in this case, been subordinated to the imperatives of the Number 10 'media grid'."The report says: "It is to be hoped that scrutiny and transparency have not, in this case, been subordinated to the imperatives of the Number 10 'media grid'."