David Cameron campaigns with London mayor on EU

David Cameron and Labour's London mayor Sadiq Khan took part in a joint campaign event in support of remaining in the EU. 

The Prime Minister and Khan unveiled the pro-EU campaign’s pledge card and battle bus at a Britain Stronger in Europe event.

Khan’s appearance alongside Cameron comes just weeks after he defeated the Tories in London following a bitter mayoral election campaign.       

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The Tories were criticised for running what was branded a “negative” and “racist” campaign against Khan, with the Prime Minister using House of Commons privilege to suggest the Labour politician had shared platforms with Islamic extremists.

However, at a campaign event in London today, Cameron hailed Khan as "a proud Muslim" and "a proud Brit".

Pledges on the card were full access to the EU’s single market, protection of workers’ rights, the European Arrest Warrant, the UK’s ‘special status’ within the EU, and economic stability.

Cameron, congratulating Khan on his victory, said: “In one generation, someone who is a proud Muslim, a proud Brit and a proud Londoner can become mayor of the greatest city on earth – that says something about our country.

“Yes, there are still barriers to opportunity that we have to get rid of, there are still glass ceilings we have got to smash, there is still discrimination in our country that we have to fight.

“But I have always said, and I say it again today standing alongside our new mayor, that we can claim to be on track to be the best multi-faith, multi-ethnic, multi-opportunity democracy anywhere on earth.

"We should be proud of that.”

Meanwhile, Labour’s Khan made a pitch encouraging young people to register to vote in the referendum on 23 June, and added that the referendum would have implications far into the future.

Khan said: “We are wealthier, we are healthier and we are better educated than many, many others of previous generations," he told the campaign rally.

“And why is that? It's because of good decisions taken by previous generations.

“But now it's our turn to make decisions that will affect future generations to come.”