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Corbyn joins unions to urge Labour voters to back remain

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has pleaded for his party's supporters and trade unionists to vote Remain in the EU referendum in order to safeguard and extend the rights of ordinary workers.

In a show of unity by the Labour movement, Mr Corbyn joined members of his shadow cabinet and trade union leaders in an attempt to win over the party's wavering voters.

Mr Corbyn, whose efforts so far in the campaign have been criticised as lukewarm, said Labour would be making "the strongest case we can" for a Remain win on June 23.

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Brexit 'would not affect funding for British institutions'

Priti Patel. Credit: ITV News

Groups that receive funding from the European Union such as farmers and universities will not lose out financially if Britain votes to leave the EU, the Vote Leave campaign has said.

Campaigners maintained that British institutions would still receive funding, but directly from the British government instead of the EU.

Leave campaigner Priti Patel MP said leaving the EU would enable Britain to take back control of funds administered by Brussels in the first instance.

"There would be more money to spend on our priorities," she said.

The Remain campaign, however, insisted that there would be less money to spend because Brexit would make the economy smaller.

Ms Patel's comments come after Jeremy Corbyn gave a speech at the Labour In for Britain event in London today, urging the public to vote to remain in the EU on June 23.

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