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Top Tory Brexiteer Daniel Hannan has said he finds it “touching” that a homeless man spent seven hours writing a passage from his anti-EU book on a pavement in Trafalgar Square.

The man, known only as “Kenny from Scotland”, chalked out almost 1,000 words from Mr Hannan’s Why Vote Leave book.

At the start of his transcription he wrote: “Hi folks! I’m Kenny from Scotland. I am homeless and I’ve been using my free time to do a lot of research concerning next month’s EU referendum.

“I hope the info I provide helps you make the right decision next month, or if you are another EU country, inspires you to vote leave in your country.” The passage sets out Conservative MEP Mr Hannan’s view that the EU is fundamentally undemocratic and the different approaches to lawmaking in London and Brussels.

Mr Hannan told the Standard: “It’s one of those phrases that a politician uses, but I’m really moved that some guy spent seven hours copying words that he thought important.

“This is a really serious issue for people. We are talking about our democracy. We are talking about whether we can hire and fire our lawmakers.”