Ed Miliband's former spokesman becomes chief spin doctor for EU referendum campaign
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A former spokesman for Ed Miliband has been appointed chief spin doctor for the campaign for another EU referendum.
Tom Baldwin became director of communications for People's Vote three years after standing down as one of the former Labour leader's key advisers in the wake of the 2015 election.
The former journalist, who recently published a book, 'Ctrl Alt Delete - How politics and the media crashed democracy', is now in charge of communications for the nine pro-EU groups working out of Millbank Tower in Westminster.
He said: "I had not intended to come back into politics but Brexit is the single biggest issue in politics bar none and currently threatens to cloud the future of our economic prosperity, our vital public services and young people for a generation.
"A few months’ ago, few would have given the People’s Vote campaign much chance but I’ve joined at a time when we’re gathering momentum and becoming the fastest-growing movement in Britain. That’s not just because of the efforts of everyone here at Millbank Tower and the 130 grassroots campaigns across the country but also because politicians in Westminster have made such a catastrophic mess of Brexit.
"This is not about re-fighting the last referendum, it is about delivering a verdict on the broken promises, the £50 billion divorce bill and the self-serving antics of political leaders who appear unable to stand up for the national interest. Across the UK, citizens from all walks of life and every corner of the country are concluding the only way to sort this mess out is to seize back control of Brexit with a People’s Vote."
An opinion poll last month showed that support for a referendum on the final Brexit deal has taken the lead for the first time.
A spokesman for Theresa May today re-iterated the Prime Minister's firm opposition to another referendum.
Jeremy Corbyn has also said that he does not back another poll, but Labour has so far stopped short of completely ruling it out.
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