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[h=1]The gospel according to Obama: President preaches at the British people and issues extraordinary warning that 'the UK will be at the back of the queue' for trade deals with America if it leaves the EU[/h]

• US President Barack Obama is in Britain for a farewell three day visit
• He and wife Michelle lunched at Windsor with the Queen and Prince Philip
• Cameron and Obama were locked in talks for more than an hour today
• The President set out his strong support for the EU in a press conference
• Vote Leave immediately hit back at 'orchestrated' Obama intervention
• Obama's speech sparked speculation it has been written in No 10 after it included typically British phrases like 'queue' instead of 'line'

By TIM SCULTHORPE, MAILONLINE DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR and MATT DATHAN, MAILONLINE POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
PUBLISHED: 15:08, 22 April 2016 | UPDATED: 18:55, 22 April 2016

 

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Barack Obama tonight warned Britain would be at the 'back of the queue' for a trade deal with America if it quits the EU.
In an extraordinary intervention standing alongside David Cameron at the Foreign Office, the US President warned there was no prospect of a deal 'any time soon'.
Mr Obama defended his right to comment on Britain's June 23 poll despite claims from Leave campaigners that he was being 'hypocritical' and had 'double standards'.
The President insisted his remarks, which have been long planned by Mr Cameron's In campaign, were not a 'threat' to Britain.
But the speech enraged campaigners who support Brexit, with Tory MPs immediately warning drumming up support from foreign presidents was 'not a good look' for Mr Cameron.

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Mr Obama and Mr Cameron said the special relationship was stronger than ever at a press conference following today's talks - but Mr Obama warned Britain would be at the 'back of the queue' for a bilateral trade deal

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The US President issued an powerful warning to the British people ahead of the June 23 referendum, exceeding even the hopes of In campaigners who were awaiting his endorsement

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Mr Cameron shook hands with Mr Obama after the President's lenghty intervention in favour of Britain's EU membership

 

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Mr Obama said as a 'friend' of Britain he had to be 'honest' about the impact of a Brexit vote.
He said: 'In democracies everybody should want more information, not less, and you shouldn't be afraid to hear an argument being made - that's not a threat, that should enhance the debate.
'Particularly because my understanding is that some of the folks on the other side have been ascribing to the United States certain actions we will take if the UK does leave the EU - they say for example that ''we will just cut our own trade deals with the United States''.
'So they are voicing an opinion about what the United States is going to do, I figured you might want to hear from the President of the United States what I think the United States is going to do.
'And on that matter, for example, I think it's fair to say that maybe some point down the line there might be a UK-US trade agreement, but it's not going to happen any time soon because our focus is in negotiating with a big bloc, the European Union, to get a trade agreement done.
'The UK is going to be in the back of the queue.'
Mr Obama said trying to do 'piecemeal trade agreements' was 'hugely inefficient'.

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Mr Obama also used the press conference to vow to continue the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria following the talks with Mr Cameron

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The press conference in the Foreign Office ran to almost an hour in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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The extraordinary press conference took place in the grand surroundings of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Whitehall

Setting out the choice facing the UK, the president said: 'If, right now, I have got access to a massive market where I sell 44 per cent of my exports and now I'm thinking about leaving the organisation that gives me access to that market and that is responsible for millions of jobs in my country and responsible for an enormous amount of commerce and upon which a lot of businesses depend - that's not something I would probably do.'
Mr Obama said Britain's membership of the EU 'enhances the special relationship' because it meant Washington had a trusted partner in Europe on issues including the fight against terrorism.
'Precisely because I have a confidence in the UK, and I know that if we are not working effectively with Paris or Brussels then those attacks are going to migrate to the United States and to London, I want one of my strongest partners in that conversation.
'So it enhances the special relationship, it does not diminish it.'
Following an intervention which could not have been more supportive, Mr Cameron simply said: 'Barack feels strongly about this and he has said what he said.'

 

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Mr Obama and Mr Cameron, who have been close allies for the past six years, walked together across Downing Street after meetings which ran to more than an hour in No 10

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The two leaders also revealed discussions about ISIS and Libya during their Downing Street talks before crossing the street to the Foreign Office

But Justice Minister and Vote Leave spokesman Dominic Raab immediately hit back at Mr Obama.
He said: 'The President made clear that uncontrolled immigration into the EU is a threat to national security. I agree - that is why it is safer to take back control so that we can stop terror suspects from Europe coming into the UK.
'He argued that he thinks it is in America's interests for the UK to stay in the EU but what is good for US politicians is not necessarily good for the British people.
'We want more international cooperation after we Vote Leave, but the EU is not fit for purpose, and cannot cope with the multiple crises we face like terrorism, Syria and mass migration.
'The US would not dream of opening its border with Mexico, so it is hypocritical for President Obama to insist that we do the same with Europe.'
Tory MP Stewart Jackson accused 'Downing Street spinners' of writing the President's remarks.
He added: 'After Hollande it's becoming a bit of a pattern with Cameron: standing next to foreign Presidents threatening the UK Not a good look.'
Ukip leader Nigel Farage blasted: 'President Obama does not seem to understand that the EU is a political union, completely different to NATO or the G7.
'President Obama won't be in office by the time we're out of the EU post-referendum. Trade deal of course in both countries interests.
'Last time we followed foreign policy advice from a US President was when we went to war in Iraq. We should be wary.'

Ukip leader Nigel Farage was quick to criticise Mr Obama's speech on EU membership and warned Britain should be 'wary' about heeding his advice

Tory MP Chris Heaton-Harris claimed Mr Obama's was nothing more than the 'status quo' as there was no trade deal between the EU and US anyway

 

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Leave.EU campaigner Richard Tice said: 'We don't have a trade deal with the United States now because we're members of theEuropean Union.
'The proposed EU-US trade deal, TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership), would be disastrous for British workers.
'Obama doesn't have the authority to deny us a deal, as he will be long gone before any such proposals are on the table.'
Mr Cameron said the special relationship was as strong as ever after talks with Barack Obama at Downing Street.
Mr Obama said he had shared an 'extraordinary partnership' with Mr Cameron in the joint press conference.
The hour long event, which is likely to mark Mr Obama's final visit to Britain as President, began with both leaders swapping personal anecdotes and repeatedly describing each other as friends.
Mr Cameron said he had discussed global challenges facing both nations, including the threat from ISIS and the migration crisis.
Mr Cameron praised the benefits of working collectively after Mr Obama sparked a fierce row after backing Britain's EU membership.
In an display of the closeness between the two leaders, Mr Cameron said the President was a 'good friend'.
He said: 'The strong and essential partnership between our nations has never been more important.'

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Mr Cameron and Mr Obama posed on the steps of Downing Street this afternoon ahead of their hour long meeting and press conference

 

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Mr Obama today arrived in Downing Street for talks with David Cameron after triggering a Brexit storm by signalling his support for British membership of the EU.
No 10 rolled out the red carpet for the President's arrival and Mr Cameron posed with his US counterpart in front of Downing Street's famous black door.
The 19-vehicle convoy sped up Whitehall today as Mr Obama made what is expected to be his final visit to Britain as President.
Since Air Force One touched down at London Stansted Airport last night, the US President - who famously calls Mr Cameron his 'bro' - has offered strong backing to Mr Cameron's battle to keep Britain in the EU.
The intervention has infuriated Eurosceptic campaigners who have branded Mr Obama 'hypocritical' and guilty of 'wanton double standards' for wading into a UK referendum.
Mr Obama's limousine, which is nicknamed 'The Beast' because of its fearsome size, carried the President into Downing Street this afternoon after Mr Obama joined The Queen for lunch at Windsor Castle.
The talks with Mr Cameron are expected to focus on a host of international issues before the two leaders carry out a hotly-anticipated joined press conference at the Foreign Office.
Mr Cameron will be joined by four of his most senior ministers during the hour long meeting in Downing Street's Cabinet room.

 

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The two leaders have enjoyed a close relationship over the past six years and Mr Obama has visited Downing Street on several occasions

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Mr Obama was greeted by Mr Cameron in Downing Street on the latest stop of his three day visit to Britain. The pair will have a private meeting before a full bilateral

But none of them are backers of the Brexit campaign - all four of George Osborne, Theresa May, Philip Hammond and Michael Fallon will welcome the President's support for the In campaign.
In his highly controversial intervention in the EU referendum campaign, the US President pleaded with British voters not to cut ties with Brussels - saying it 'magnified' the UK's influence in the world.
He also invoked the spirit of the Second World War by claiming the sacrifice of GIs meant America has a stake in the EU debate and said our decision in June's referendum 'will echo in the prospects of today's generation of Americans as well'.
But Mayor of London Boris Johnson accused him of making an 'incoherent' and 'inconsistent' argument.
A furious Mr Johnson said this morning: 'The Americans would never contemplate anything like the EU, for themselves or for their neighbours in their own hemisphere. Why should they think it right for us?'

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Barack Obama and David Cameron's talks began immediately after the pair arrived in Downing Street today. They are expected to have a formal hour long discussion before a press conference later

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Mr Obama waved to waiting press outside Downing Street as he walked into No 10 with the Prime Minister today

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Mr Obama's limousine rolled into Downing Street as part of a 19-vehicle convoy which sped through the streets of central London

 

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His anger was echoed by a string of senior Eurosceptic MPs who vented their fury at David Cameron and Defence Secretary Michael Fallon over a warning that there would be celebrations by Moscow and the Islamic State 'in Raqqa' if the UK voted for Brexit.
Justice minister Dominic Raab said President Obama was guilty of 'double standards' because he would 'not dream of opening the US border and allowing free movement with Mexico and he would not dream of allowing the US constitution to be trumped by a Latin American court'.
And he mimicked the US President by adding: 'Can Britain do better outside the EU? I would have to quote Mr Obama in saying 'Yes we can'.'

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Mr Obama's massive limousine, complete with American and British flags on the bonnet, rolled into Downing Street today for the high-powered meeting

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Staff in Downing Street were forced to sweep the red carpet of rain water on a damp day in London for Mr Obama's visit to No 10

But Peter Westmacott, Britain's former ambassador to the United States, hit back at the charges of hypocrisy. 'No one is asking the UK to surrender anything it's got,' he told the BBC this morning.
'What the President is saying is not telling people how they should vote; he is saying we are in a very important place as a member of the EU and we should think very carefully on turning our back on that.'
Number 10 and the White House have orchestrated a pro-EU blitz to coincide with the US President's visit.
Mr Obama said a vote to cut ties with Brussels will leave Britain less able to tackle terrorism, the migration crisis and economic difficulties.
And he said Britain and America's 'special relationship was forged as we spilled blood together on the battlefield'.

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President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle met Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip at Windsor Castle for lunch today

 

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President Barack Obama last night arrived in London for a three-day visit that will include dining with the royal family and talks with Prime Minister David Cameron

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The US President's limousine - dubbed the Beast - has eight inch thick armor plated doors, its own personal oxygen supply, and Kevlar reinforced tires

[h=3]DRIVER OF THE BEAST MANAGES TO TURN AROUND OBAMA'S LIMO IN DOWNING STREET - UNLIKE HIS PREDECESSORS [/h]

The driver of Barack Obama's limo - nicknamed the Beast - elegantly completed a three point turn in front of No 10 Downing Street today following the President's arrival

Barack Obama's driver executed an elegant three point turn in Downing Street today - succeeding where previous drivers of the vast limo have failed.
In 2009, during a visit to see former PM Gordon Brown, the car almost got stuck across the street between the No 10 door and the eager press pack.
Several tweaks of the Cadillac's position were needed to complete the manouevere and get the car in position to carry the President safely away.
Even worse befell The Beast in 2011 when the car got stuck driving up a ramp to leave the US embassy in Dublin in 2011.
The Cadillac's rear wheels were left spinning helplessly - forcing the Secret Service to park a bus in front of the stranded car while they retrieved it.

 

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[h=2]'The UK is going to be in the back of the queue': Barack Obama sets out his case for Britain staying in the EU[/h]Barack Obama tonight delivered support for David Cameron's EU campaign which could not have been stronger.
In an intervention which many on the Out campaign suspected could have been written in Downing Street, the President said: 'This is a decision for the people of the United Kingdom to make. I'm not coming here to fix any votes, I'm not casting a vote myself, I'm offering my opinion and in democracies everybody should want more information, not less, and you shouldn't be afraid to hear an argument being made - that's not a threat, that should enhance the debate.
'Particularly because my understanding is that some of the folks on the other side have been ascribing to the United States certain actions we will take if the UK does leave the EU - they say for example that 'we will just cut our own trade deals with the United States'.

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Out campaigners warned the intervention by US President Barack Obama could have been written in Downing Street

'So they are voicing an opinion about what the United States is going to do, I figured you might want to hear from the president of the United States what I think the United States is going to do.
'And on that matter, for example, I think it's fair to say that maybe some point down the line there might be a UK-US trade agreement, but it's not going to happen any time soon because our focus is in negotiating with a big bloc, the European Union, to get a trade agreement done.
'The UK is going to be in the back of the queue.
'Not because we don't have a special relationship but because given the heavy lift on any trade agreement, us having access to a big market with a lot of countries rather than trying to do piecemeal trade agreements, which is hugely inefficient.
'The subject at hand – obviously the United States is in a different hemisphere, in different circumstances, has different sets of relationships with its neighbours than the UK does but I can tell you this: if right now I've got access to a massive market where I sell 44 per cent of my exports and now I'm thinking about leaving the organisation that gives me access to that market and that is responsible for millions of jobs in my country and responsible for an enormous amount of commerce and upon which a lot of businesses depend - that's not something I would probably do.
'And what I'm trying to describe is a broader principle that is in our own way – I mean we don't have a common market in the Americas – but in all sorts of ways the United States constrains itself in order to bind everyone under a commons set of norms and rules that makes everyone more prosperous.
That's what we built after World War Two. The United States and the UK designed a set of institutions – whether it was the United Nations or the Bretton Woods structure, the IMF, the World Bank, Nato – across the board.
That in some degree constrained our freedom to operate and occasionally we had to deal with some bureaucracy, it meant that on occasion we had to persuade other countries and we don't get 100 per cent of what we want in each case but we knew that by doing so, everybody was going to be better off.
'Partly because the norms and rules that were put in place were reflective of what we believed. If there were more free markets around the world and an orderly financial system, we knew we could operate in that environment.
'If we had collective defence treaties through Nato we understood that we could formalise an architecture that would deter aggression rather than us having piecemeal to put together alliances to defeat aggression after it had started.'

 

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[h=2]Boris Johnson branded 'racist' and likened to the right-wing Tea Party after his attack on the 'part Kenyan' Barack Obama[/h]Boris Johnson was accused of 'dog whistle racism' and likened to right-wing 'Tea Party' politicians in the US this morning after his attack on the 'part-Kenyan' Barack Obama.
The Mayor of London spoke out against the US President after he urged British voters to stay in the EU and mentioned his African ancestry as he criticised the decision to remove a bust of Sir Winston Churchill from the Oval Office shortly after Mr Obama entered the White House.
Mr Johnson - who is favourite to succeed David Cameron as Prime Minister - suggested the President got rid of the statue as a 'snub' to Britain's wartime prime minister and a 'symbol of the part-Kenyan President's ancestral dislike of the British empire'.
But Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell hit out at Mr Johnson and demanded he withdraw the controversial remarks.

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The Mayor of London (pictured outside his north London home this morning) spoke out against the US President after he urged British voters to stay in the EU and mentioned his African ancestry as he criticised the decision to remove a bust of Sir Winston Churchill from the Oval Office

He wrote on Twitter: 'Mask slips again. Boris part-Kenyan Obama comment is yet another example of dog whistle racism from senior Tories. He should withdraw it.'
Mr Johnson's team has yet to respond to MailOnline's request for a comment.
And Diane Abbott, Shadow International Development Secretary, hit out at Mr Johnson, describing his remarks as 'offensive' and said they echoed those of the Tea Party's right-wing, anti-immigration tendency in the US.
Former Lib Dem leader Lord Campbell said Mr Johnson's comments were 'an unacceptable smear'.

 

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[h=2]David Cameron orders his advisers to reach out to TRUMP in case he wins the White House – despite blasting him as 'divisive, stupid and wrong'[/h]David Cameron has ordered his diplomats in Washington to reach out to Donald Trump to repair relations in case the Republican front runner pulls off an improbable White House win.
The Prime Minister slammed Mr Trump at 'divisive, stupid and wrong' last year in the wake of controversial remarks about stopping Muslims entering America.
Responding to a petition calling for Mr Trump to be banned from visiting Britain, Mr Cameron said he opposed an outright ban but told MPs: 'If he came to visit our country I think he would unite us all against him.'
There are fears in Government the remarks could leave the 'special relationship' between Britain and America on ice were Mr Trump to enter the White House in January.

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Donald Trump, the Republican front runner, is set to be contacted by British diplomats as No 10 worries about mending relations after David Cameron launched a fierce attack on him last year

Sir Kim Darroch, Britain's ambassador to America, has been told by No 10 to prioritise building links with the foreign policy advisers in Mr Trump's team.
A Government source told The Times: 'I think it's fair to say that the prime minister wouldn't say that the whole of the UK would unite against Donald Trump if he was asked now.'
Downing Street today insisted the meetings were a normal diplomatic move ahead of major elections.
Mr Cameron's official spokeswoman said: 'It's a well known job of our ambassadors and embassies to know the political leading figures wherever they are in the world and to engage with them.
'Obviously as we get close to the point where nominees for the US Presidency are decided it makes sense to ensure we have got good links to those candidates.'

 

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Only idiot losers give sweet heart nuclear deals to our enemies and turn and play hardball w our allies. What a POS.

 

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Only idiot losers give sweet heart nuclear deals to our enemies and turn and play hardball w our allies. What a POS.

You mean Reagan selling weapons to Iran? Thanks Ron!!!

 

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Here’s Obama’s gospel

 

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You mean Reagan selling weapons to Iran? Thanks Ron!!!

Your knowledge of Iran Contra, like everything else, is practically nill.

 

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[h=1]Boris Johnson rages at 'ridiculous and weird' Obama: Extraordinary statement to MoS mocks President over his threat to hold back trade deal in devastating intervention[/h]

• Johnson mocked US President's claim Brexit would affect Anglo-US trade
• 'Ridiculous to warn that the UK will be at the back of the queue,' he said
• Infighting broke out in 'Leave' campaign following Obama's intervention
• Some privately admitted that they fear a defeat in the June 23 referendum

By SIMON WALTERS and GLEN OWEN FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY
PUBLISHED: 22:07, 23 April 2016 | UPDATED: 01:02, 24 April 2016
Boris Johnson has launched an astonishing attack on Barack Obama's 'ridiculous and weird' arguments for Britain to stay in the EU.
In an outspoken assault last night, the London Mayor mocked the US President's controversial claim that Anglo-US trade would be hit by Brexit.
And he stepped up his war of words with Obama over Winston Churchill, claiming that the wartime leader and the US both stood for democracy – and that the EU didn't. Brexit cheerleader Johnson spoke out as infighting broke out among senior figures in the 'Leave' campaign after Obama's devastating intervention.



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Boris Johnson (pictured) has launched an astonishing attack on Barack Obama's arguments for Britain to stay in the EU




Some privately admitted they fear they are heading for defeat in the referendum on June 23.
Prominent pro-'Leave' Tory MP Peter Bone said: 'Our message is being drowned out by
the Government.' And one 'Leave' official said: 'We had no idea Boris was going to attack Obama so provocatively. It was a misjudgment. He must stop going off-piste.'
Obama's intervention is seen as a potential game-changer in the referendum campaign, with some 'Remain' supporters predicting a decisive 60-40 victory.
Respected poll expert Professor John Curtice said yesterday that the 'Remain' camp made 'significant progress' last week but the race was 'far from over'.
Johnson had riled Obama almost before he arrived in the UK, saying the 'part-Kenyan' President had removed a Churchill bust from the Oval Office because of his 'ancestral dislike of the British Empire'.
Obama responded by demolishing Johnson's claim that Britain could quickly cut its own trade deals with the US. And he said he 'loved' Churchill – and still saw his bust every day in the White House.

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Johnson had riled Obama (pictured) almost before he arrived in the UK, saying the 'part-Kenyan' President had removed a Churchill bust from the Oval Office

[h=3]'IT IS WEIRD THAT THE US SHOULD BE TELLING THE UK TO DO SOMETHING THEY WOULD NOT DREAM OF DOING THEMSELVES': BOJO'S BROADSIDE[/h]Barack Obama is entitled to his view and he is an honoured guest, but it is ridiculous to warn that the UK will be at the back of the queue for a free trade deal.
The UK has never been able to do a free trade deal with the US in the last 43 years – because we are in the EU!
Any negotiations are entirely in the hands of the European Commission and only 3.6 per cent of commission officials actually come from this country.
Negotiations are held up by absurd problems like the French restrictions on Hollywood movies or Greek hostility to American feta cheese.
No one in the last 48 hours has come close to answering my point – it is very weird that the US should be telling the UK to do something they would not dream of doing themselves in a million years.
We can be better allies of America if we recapture control of our democracy and our borders and £350 million a week, much of which could be spent on this country's real priorities, such as health. It's time to take back control, folks.
The crucial thing that Churchill stood for, and that America stands for today, is representative democracy. The problem with the EU is that nobody knows who is in charge and nobody knows who is making these decisions.


Mr Johnson told The Mail on Sunday last night: 'Barack Obama is entitled to his view… but it is ridiculous to warn that the UK will be at the back of the queue for a free trade deal.'
And he pointed out the only reason the UK hadn't already got a trade deal with America, was because we were in the EU, which hampered negotiations.
And in a direct challenge to Obama he said: 'It is very weird that the US should be telling the UK to do something they would not dream of doing themselves.'
In a separate interview yesterday, Mr Johnson was asked if he should apologise for his comments about Obama.
In reply, he suggested criticism was an attempt to sabotage him by David Cameron's 'Remain' supporters.
He scoffed: 'Oh come on. This is all a complete distraction – an attempt by the Remain campaign to throw dust in people's eyes.'

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Obama's (left, with David Cameron) intervention is seen as a potential game-changer in the referendum campaign


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And he raised the stakes, repeating his charge of 'hypocrisy' against Obama, saying it was 'inconsistent, perverse and yes, hypocritical' to tell the EU to give up its sovereignty when the US would do no such thing.
'Leave' campaigners claimed the President's comment that the UK would be at 'the back of the queue' for negotiating a trade deal with the US was part of a 'stunt' orchestrated by Mr Cameron in return for helping Obama obtain a prominent role in the Queen's 90th birthday celebrations.
Tory MP Sir Nicholas Soames, Churchill's grandson, called Mr Johnson's remarks 'appalling'.
And Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell tweeted that Boris's 'part-Kenyan' comment was 'dog-whistle racism'.


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Beleaguered Brexit campaigners retreated to their bunker yesterday - as David Cameron and Barack Obama celebrated their EU love-in with a round of golf


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Stay putt: The pro-Remain leaders take on the greens...

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Swing to the left: Cameron adopts an unusual stance

Chipping in: Obama offers tips... and maybe not all on golf



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One of Mr Obama's first acts as President was to remove from the Oval Office the bust of Churchill that Tony Blair had presented to George W. Bush (pictured)


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President Barack Obama chips to the third green as he golfs with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron The Grove Golf Course in Hertfordshire, England, Saturday, April 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

A putt that looked on line circled around the third hole of his golf outing Saturday with Prime Minister David Cameron.
Obama appeared to be having a good time anyway as the two leaders let reporters catch a glimpse of their golf outing.
"Did you see that?" Obama yelled at the press contingent, which is generally kept away when Obama golfs in the U.S.
The two leaders are playing at The Grove Golf Course in chilly English weather with a stiff breeze.
White House aides Joe Paulsen and Marvin Nicholson are filling out the foursome.
Obama and Cameron have staged a series of sports-themed outings over the years. They've played ping-pong and attended a basketball game together.


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