Ukip leader Nigel Farage says EU ‘drains’ Dagenham with ‘exploding’ population

Ukip leader Nigel Farage kicked off his Brexit bus tour in Dagenham today Archant

Ukip leader Nigel Farage began The Brexit Bus Tour in Dagenham today, an area he says has suffered an “exploding” population.

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Ukip leader Nigel Farage told Dagenham residents the British passport is now available to 500,000,000 EU citizens Ukip leader Nigel Farage told Dagenham residents the British passport is now available to 500,000,000 EU citizens

Blaming the European Union (EU) for lowering quality of life in Barking and Dagenham, Nigel Farage began an open-top London bus tour at The Eastbrook pub in Dagenham Road.

Speaking to supporters from the bus’s top deck, he urged people to vote to leave the EU on June 23, saying Britain’s membership sacrifices border control and strains services.

“Our basic message is to get back our British passport – the British passport is now available to 500,000,000 people,” he said. “This is a part of London that’s been more affected by an exploding population than anywhere else.

“It’s a drain in terms of public services and quality of life.”

Moving from The Eastbrook to Heathway, he told Dagenham residents that remaining in the EU would make matters worse, accusing German chancellor Angela Merkel of planning to open EU borders to Turkey.

“There’s a visa-free access deal for Turkey due to come into force this year,” he said. “Frau Merkel has decided. And what what Frau Merkel wants is what happens.”

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