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Remain and Leave clash in final EU referendum debate

Remain and Leave campaigners have clashed at the final major EU referendum debate before polls open on Thursday.

The BBC debate took place in front of 6,000 people at Wembley Arena.

Participants included Boris Johnson for Leave, and his successor as Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, who is backing Remain.

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Fact check: 'Turkey is not set to join the EU'

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Turkey is not set to join the EU and claims to the contrary are a "big fat lie", according to Remain campaigner Sadiq Khan.

Turkey is a candidate to join the EU, but it’s unlikely to join any time soon, according to fact-checking organisation Full Fact, analysing the live BBC referendum debate.

There are tensions to be resolved over Cyprus before aspects of the negotiation can even be opened, and the EU has concerns over Turkey’s human rights record.

If and when the negotiations finish, Turkey must get approval to join from each existing EU member.

Some are opposed to, or planning to hold a referendum on, Turkish membership.

Meanwhile, support for membership among the Turkish population has declined since 2010.

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