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Despite the In campaign's best efforts to reach the youth vote with the help of Britain Stronger in Europe board member June Sarpong, some youngsters still find themselves leaning towards Brexit. Both Liz Truss and Diane Abbott learnt this the hard way on last night's Question Time when a young audience member offered up her argument for leaving the EU. Responding to the Environment Secretary's claim that the Prime Minister's EU negotiation deal will reduce the 'pull factors' attracting migrants to Britain, Lexie Hill -- a 16-year-old schoolgirl -- explained why she disagreed: Audience member: I'm sorry but I can't accept Liz's arguments. What is increasing the living wage to £9-per-hour in 2020 going to do?

After Tory MPs took part in some 'Punch and Judy' style heckling on Monday, David Cameron was in no mood to tone things down during PMQs. The Prime Minister was asked by Jeremy Corbyn about health cuts in Cameron's constituency. At which point a heckler shouted 'ask your mother?' in reference to Mary Cameron signing an anti-cuts petition to Save Oxfordshire's Children's Centres. Cameron then responded by offering Corbyn the advice he expected his mother would give: 'I'll ask my mother. Oh I think I know what my mother would say, I think she'd look across the dispatch box and she'd say put on a proper suit, do up your tie and sing the national anthem.' https://vine.co/v/i6atuXAEjWW Corbyn didn't take well to the jibe.

Although David Cameron insists that he wishes to remain on good terms with his Brexit-supporting Cabinet members, he's not planning to make life easy for them. Today Sir Jeremy Heywood, the Cabinet Secretary, has issued new guidance relating to the referendum that means SpAds and civil servants are banned from assisting Eurosceptic ministers with any material that could be used to back Brexit during office hours.

Although the Conservative party is currently divided over the EU, some Tory MPs are still managing to remember to attack the opposition party -- rather than their colleagues. Today the Commons returned firmly to 'Punch and Judy' politics following Cameron's EU statement in the Commons. As Jeremy Corbyn gave his reply, Chris Pincher -- the MP for Tamworth -- couldn't resist having the last laugh. The incident occurred as the Labour leader discussed his recent trip to Brussels: Jeremy Corbyn: Last week -- like him -- I was in Brussels, meeting with heads of government and leaders of European socialist parties, one of whom said to me... Chris Pincher: Who are you?

With Boris Johnson set to back Brexit, the Mayor of London has received a special delivery from Vote Leave ahead of his announcement. Vote Leave's Cleo Watson arrived at his address this afternoon to drop off some Brexit merchandise: https://twitter.com/theousherwood/status/701432205659217920 Watson says she 'hopes it's something he'll find useful in the next couple of months': https://twitter.com/C4Ciaran/status/701430896122011652 Meanwhile not everyone is so excited by Johnson's support. Labour's Jess Phillips has suggested that BoJo's involvement may not be such a coup for the Out camp. https://twitter.

Back in 2009 Damian McBride had to step down from his role as Gordon Brown's advisor after leaked emails revealed that he had been part of a proposed sex smear campaign against the Tories. The emails showed that McBride was embroiled in a plot to damage the reputations of senior Tories with smears relating to their private lives. While Ed Miliband took steps to distance himself from McBride during his time as Labour leader, it appears there is a space for the disgraced spinner in Corbyn's 'straight talking, honest politics'. McBride has been hired as Lady Nugee's media advisor. The Huffington Post reports that the disgraced spinner applied for the job serving Emily Thornberry in her role as shadow defence secretary after spying the vacancy online.