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Jeremy Corbyn turns fire on Conservatives in EU speech

Jeremy Corbyn launched a highly partisan attack on the Government during a speech on the European Union on Saturday.

The Labour leader, who is backing the Remain campaign, said the Conservatives are to blame for Britain's economic difficulties, not the EU.

Earlier David Cameron, also backing the "In" vote, said leaving the EU will cost Britain billions of pounds in infrastructure investment.

Boris Johnson, campaigning for Vote Leave, said Britain can "prosper, thrive and flourish as never before" if it leaves the EU.

Saturday has seen leaders from the four major political parties out in force for the Remain campaign.

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Cameron: Brexit would cost billions in investment

Prime Minister David Cameron Credit: PA

Leaving the European Union will cost Britain billions of pounds in infrastructure investment, David Cameron has warned.

The Prime Minister said a vote for Brexit would mean an end to Britain's membership of the European Investment Bank (EIB) which has poured more than £16 billion into UK projects in the past three years.

Among projects to have benefited from EIB support, he said, were the purchase of new super express trains for the East Coast Main Line, the extension of the M8 motorway between Edinburgh and Glasgow, and the expansion of Oxford University's research and teaching facilities.

He said that withdrawal from the EIB would have a "devastating impact" on future infrastructure projects.

"Vital projects across every region of the UK have been financed by the EIB. These make a huge difference locally, nationally, and sometimes globally," he said in a statement.

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