President Barack Obama urges UK to remain in EU

Barack Obama has said EU membership makes Britain a "bigger player" on the world stage and enhances its "special relationship" with America.

The US president said UK voters must decide their own future - but their decision could affect US prosperity.
And he warned Britain would be at the "back of the queue" for striking trade deals with the US if it left the EU.
The US President earlier had lunch with the Queen with his wife Michelle at the start of a three day visit to the UK.
He paid warm tribute to the Queen on her 90th birthday describing her as "truly one of my favourite people".
Speaking at a joint press conference, Mr Cameron said being a member of the EU strengthened Britain's "special relationship" with the US.
On the EU referendum, he said: "This is our choice - nobody else's - the sovereign choice of the British people - but as we make that choice, it surely makes sense to listen to what our friends think."
Mr Obama said: "The UK is at its best when it's helping to lead a strong European Union. It leverages UK power to be part of the EU. I don't think the EU moderates British influence in the world, it magnifies it.
"America wants Britain's influence to grow, including within Europe."
On whether he should be intervening in the UK's EU referendum, he said: "Let me be clear: ultimately this is something the British voters have to decide for themselves.
"As part of our special relationship, part of being friends is to be honest and to let you know what I think, and speaking honestly, the outcome of that decision is a matter of deep interest to the US, because it affects our prosperity as well."
Mr Obama's intervention into the EU referendum debate has been criticised as "hypocritical" by London Mayor and EU leave campaigner Boris Johnson and UKIP leader Nigel Farage said he was the most anti-British US president ever.