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EU Referendum: Farage and Geldof go head to head on Thames

Ukip leader Nigel Farage has joined a flotilla of Brexit-backing fishing boats sailing up the Thames to lobby Parliament to take back control of British waters.

The first of an expected 50 to 60 vessels passed under London's Tower Bridge at around 10am, foghorns sounding.

But they were greeted by boats carrying Remain supporters, including rock star philanthropist Sir Bob Geldof, blasting out the song "In With the In Crowd" from a large on-board sound system.

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Geldof: I wouldn't listen to a word Farage says

Sir Bob Geldof tells ITV News some "facts about fishing" as he goes head-to-head with Nigel Farage in an 'In and Out campaign-off' on the Thames.

The Boomtown Rats rocker urged voters not to listen to Remain campaigner Nigel Farage as he branded him a "liar" who "hasn't got a clue what he's doing".

"He's an opportunist of the worst kind," he said.

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