Remain campaign tactics compared to those of reviled Nazi propaganda chief Josef Goebbels by Ukip’s founder
Professor Alan Sked also used a speech on the EU referendum to suggest that David Cameron was a lunatic
THE TACTICS of the Remain campaign have been compared to those of reviled Nazi propaganda chief Josef Goebbels by the founder of Ukip.
Professor Alan Sked also used a speech on the EU referendum to suggest that David Cameron was a lunatic.
The Brexit-backer said Britain Stronger In "seeks to scare the voters with a ‘Big Lie’ technique that Josef Goebbels himself would have been proud of".
In shocking comments which will infuriate more moderate Leave campaigners, he went on to appear to question the Prime Minister’s mental health.
In a speech at the London School of Economics, Prof Sked said: "We are told that Brexit - that is to say, the re-establishment of a harmless, normally self-governing, democratic Britain - would lead to war, genocide, economic collapse, terrorist infiltration, isolation and much worse.
"Not so long ago people who went around crying that the end of the world is nigh were locked up in lunatic asylums.
“Today they are allowed to live in Downing Street."
It comes as the EU referendum campaign took an increasingly bitter turn as MPs prepared to vote on allowing a 48 hour extension to the deadline to register for the landmark poll.
Emergency legislation is being rushed through Parliament after the official website crashed, leaving tens of thousands of would-be voters in limbo.
Downing Street insisted the action was legal, despite some in the Leave camp claiming it was an attempt to try to ensure more Remain supporters got on the voting rolls in time for the June 23 showdown.
The Leave.EU campaign funder Arron Banks said he is considering launching a judicial review into the decision, saying changing the law during a campaign was unprecedented and unconstitutional.
Billionaire Mr Banks told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We’ve got lawyers that are looking at it at the moment.
“They are tending to say it’s unconstitutional because once you’ve set the rules you can’t really change it halfway through, and Parliament really shouldn’t be doing this.
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And in a statement he said: “We believe it is unconstitutional at best and have been advised that with legitimate cause we could challenge this extension.
“We are therefore considering all available legal options with our legal team, with a view to potentially launching a judicial review now and after the outcome of the referendum on 23 June.”
In other campaign news a Tory MP has defected from the Brexit camp in protest at their claims about funding for the NHS, slamming it as ‘post-truth politics’.
Dr Sarah Wollaston, chairman of the health select committee, said Vote Leave’s slogan saying leaving the EU would hand the NHS an extra £350million a week ‘simply isn’t true’.
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