PM David Cameron has pleaded for Britain to stay in the EU to help prevent the continent being ripped apart by another conflict, another war.
On 27 February (page 8), our Publisher/Editor of Asian Voice, CB Patel, in his column 'EU Referendum- A Catch 22' predicted the above saying, “From 1870 (Franco-Prussian War) to 1945 (the end of Second World War) the European mainland lost millions of citizens and suffered enormous destruction to the extent that the UK, France and other allies as well as Germany and Italy (Axis countries) were completely ruined. The US Marshall programme and its billions of dollars of aid gave us, the citizens of Europe, a breathing space to rebuild and today's prosperity is too precious to be squandered by internecine warfare or for some small or limited objectives. The idea of the EU itself was conceived soon after, when Jean Monnet and other European thinkers proposed a strategy to ensure that the wars between European nations didn't happen again.”
While the PM has called London Mayor Sadiq Khan to join him on 'Stay' campaign, urging him to ensure Londoners come out to vote, Mr Cameron also highlighted the UK’s role in bringing peace to Europe as he hit the referendum campaign trail - just hours before a rival speech by rival Tory MP Boris Johnson.
Introduced by Labour ex-Foreign Secretary David Miliband at the British Museum in London, he said: "Can we be so sure peace and stability on our continent are assured beyond any shadow of doubt? Is that a risk worth taking?
"I would never be so rash to make that assumption."
But he was attacked hours later by Brexit-backing Mr Johnson, who said: "People should think very hard before they make these kinds of warnings.
"No, I don't believe that leaving the EU would cause World War Three to break out on the European continent."
And Mr Cameron's spokesman admitted the government has made no contingency plans for a Leave vote in the June 23 referendum - despite the warning of war.
Chancellor George Osborne added his call to quit the Single Market would be “catastrophic” to jobs, house values and mortgage costs.
A YouGov poll for Good Morning Britain found 42% of voters back In and 40% Out.
