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GORDON Brown wants the Remain camp to come up with their own version of The Vow to help keep Britain in the EU.

The former prime minister said pro-EU campaigners needed to learn the lessons of the Scottish referendum and promise major reforms to convince the voters.

Brown, who was credited with shaping The Vow, told the European Parliament that negative campaigning about the dangers of Brexit was not enough.

He said: “To win in the Scottish referendum, we had to do much more than elaborate the negative consequences from the break-up of Britain.

“We had to set out a positive reform agenda, which eventually led to a new constitutional settlement.”

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Brown outlined a six-point list of EU reforms that would help persuade British voters, including

an EU “solidarity fund” to support communities struggling under pressure from immigration.

He said one of the public’s “greatest grievances” was that immigration was putting strain on the NHS and schools. And he said: “A dedicated EU fund would help address this issue.”

Brown called for stronger measures to protect British workers at risk of exploitation, and energy market reforms to cut household bills.

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He said the EU should use its “collective clout” to tackle tax havens and terrorism. And he argued that EU cash and single market reforms could create 500,000 British jobs.

Brown said: “Around these priorities we can, I believe, begin to fashion a British consensus on

the future of Europe.”