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Brexit leaders Boris Johnson and Michael Gove have been branded as enemies of the people.

Labour bigwigs Neil Kinnock and Tom Watson say their championing of worker rights is a sham to get voters to opt to leave the EU.

And they cite as evidence their support for privatising the NHS and Tory spending cuts for the low paid.

Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson said: “Michael Gove and Boris Johnson are fooling no one when they claim to be on the side of British workers.

“They oppose every vital EU law that protects workers’ rights.”

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Former Labour leader Lord Kinnock added: “They have never cared for working people at any point in their careers.

“But they now peddle shameless untruths in a desperate bid to get our votes.

“Do not be fooled. These are dangerous wolves in sheep’s clothing.”

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The Labour pair cite as evidence statements made by the London Mayor and Justice Secretary before joining the Vote Leave campaign.

Mr Johnson wrote of privatising NHS services when he said: “If people have to pay for them, they will value them more.”

And Mr Gove called for the health service to be “denationalised”.

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Mr Johnson has demanded the scrapping of the EU’s social charter which protects employment conditions.

And both of them voted for cuts in tax credits costing low income families more than £1,000 a year.

Mr Watson added: “They have argued for the privatisation of the NHS, supported tax cuts for the rich and voted for Tory spending cuts that hit the poorest hardest.

“The ‘nasty party’ is back and it is running the Out campaign.”