Tom Goodenough

MPs from all parties have gathered in the Commons to pay tribute to murdered Labour MP Jo Cox. Parliament was recalled today following the terrible events last Thursday. The Speaker John Bercow opened the moving session by saying politicians were gathered in 'heartbreaking sadness'. He went on to say: 'An attack like this strikes not only at an individual, but at our freedom. That is why we assemble here, both to honour Jo and to redouble our dedication to democracy.' Jeremy Corbyn then delivered his tribute to Jo Cox: David Cameron followed Corbyn in paying tribute to Jo Cox.

Baroness Warsi hasn't always been one to help out the Prime Minister when he's in a spot of bother. But her high-profile defection from the Brexit camp to Remain will certainly have put a smile on David Cameron's face this morning. It's not so much that Warsi was an essential part of Vote Leave's plans; the campaign have been keen to downplay Warsi's importance today, saying in a tweet that 'they weren't aware she was ever part of the Vote Leave campaign'. Michael Fabricant, a leading Brexiteer has also questioned whether Warsi was ever involved in the first place, asking 'Was she ever in Out?' Whilst it's true her involvement has been minimal, the words she used to justify her decision are still likely to hurt the 'Leave' campaign.

'Remain' have being having a woeful time in the polls lately, with numerous surveys putting 'Leave' ahead. But north of the border, it's been widely thought that it's a different picture and that those wanting Britain to remain in the EU outnumbered those backing Brexit. A new poll out just now suggests that whilst that might still be the case, 'Leave' has also gained considerable ground in Scotland. The STV poll, put together by Ipsos Mori, shows that support for 'Remain' has been slashed by 13 per cent since April. Back then, 66 per cent of Scots surveyed backed Remain, compared to just 29 per cent who were planning on voting out. In the last two months, though, much has changed. Now, the poll shows, 'Remain' has a 53 per cent share of support.

What do David Cameron and the likes of Ed Balls and Harriet Harman have in common? The answer: they've all described Brexit as a 'leap in the dark'. And they're not alone in saying those campaigning for Britain to leave the EU have no plan for what happens next. We've heard the 'leap in the dark' phrase repeatedly over the last few months. But today Vote Leave have spelled out their action plan for a scenario that looks increasingly likely, at least if the polls are to be believed: what happens after a vote for Brexit on June 23rd? The 'Leave' campaign say that it would 'make no sense to trigger Article 50 (the formal notification of Britain leaving the EU) immediately'.

An ICM poll released this afternoon shows that 53 per cent of voters are backing Brexit compared to 47 per cent who want Britain to stay in the EU. And just ten days to go until the EU referendum. Today's poll is further evidence in support of momentum towards Leave: an ICM poll two weeks ago gave a four-point lead to Remain. The six point lead for Brexit results from the combined ICM online and phone polls. 'Leave' is also enjoying a larger margin when the telephone poll is taken in isolation, with the results from this putting 'Remain' five points behind (at 45 per cent of voters, compared to 50 per cent backing Brexit and five per cent who have yet to make up their minds).

Gordon Brown’s intervention in the EU referendum debate was meant to be all about putting forward the positive case for voting ‘Remain’. But not for the first time, the former Prime Minister appears to have fallen flat on his face over immigration. It wasn’t quite as bad as Brown’s Gillian Duffy moment in that he didn’t call anyone ‘bigoted’ for holding a view on migration. Instead, though, the message to those worried about migration was…you’re worrying about the wrong thing. Brown told John Humphrys on Today that: ‘The biggest problem is illegal immigration.