Members of the 'Remain' and 'Leave' camps have clashed in the ITV Referendum Debate, with accusations of lying and scaremongering thrown back and forth ahead of the vote in two weeks time.
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, Angela Eagle and Amber Rudd appeared on behalf of Vote Remain. Former London Mayor Boris Johnson, Andrea Leadsom and Gisela Stuart represented Vote Leave.
EU membership has helped guarantee workers' rights in the UK such as paid holiday and maternity leave, according to Labour MP Angela Eagle.
It is correct that the EU has laws guaranteeing rights in these areas, according to fact-checkers Full Fact, working with ITV News.
A judgment by the Court of Appeal last year included a list of “EU-derived rights” that can be used in a British employment tribunal. It includes “paid annual leave”, and “maternity/parental leave”.
Not all EU employment rights were new to the UK when they were introduced. For instance, “protection against sex, race and disability discrimination in the UK.
Campaigners for remaining in and leaving the EU have clashed in a fiery debate on ITV.
On a night of fierce debate between Remain and Leave campaigners during the ITV referendum debate, which of the claims actually stacked up?
Analysis of ITV's EU referendum debate.