'Inflated the figure'
Conservative MP Mark Francois told BBC Radio 4's The World at One that the pro-Brexit Leave Means Leave campaign and Mr Banks had donated £50,000. He queried whether the cost of getting the bell to ring again was really £500,000, adding that he believed officials had "deliberately inflated the figure" because "they don't want to do it". It comes as Downing Street has said EU citizens will not automatically be deported if they fail to sign up to the settled status scheme by the 2021. Under the settlement scheme, EU citizens living in the UK can apply to stay in the country after Brexit. So far the number of applicants to the scheme has hit more than 2.7 million. UK voters backed leaving the EU by a margin of 52% to 48% in the June 2016 referendum.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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