Paul Flynn
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Monday 27th June 2016
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Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab)
Has the level of lies, malice and exaggeration in both campaigns not degraded public discourse to a level where no one will believe politicians in the future? Is this not a threat to the whole status of politics and democracy?
The Prime Minister
I do not actually agree with that, and I think the turnout showed that people took this referendum campaign very seriously.