If Obama thinks he can come over to Britain, tell the British people not to vote for Brexit and then all will be well, with the British people meekly doing as he says, then he is very much mistaken.
US President Barack Obama has been accused of doing Downing Street's bidding - after he said the UK would be at "the back of the queue" for American trade deals if it left the EU.
Mr Obama was criticised by pro-Brexit campaigners after he warned of the consequences of the UK leaving the EU.
UKIP's Nigel Farage said Mr Obama was "talking down Britain", while Tory Liam Fox said his views were "irrelevant".
Leave campaigner Mr Farage drew attention to the US president's terminology, saying his use of the phrase "back of the queue" rather than the more common American vernacular "back of the line" suggested Mr Obama was doing the prime minister's "bidding".
"I think that's shameful," he added.
Last night, Obama met Prince George in his pyjamas and slippers (Prince George, that is, in pyjamas and slippers, not Obama).
Obama, on a three-day UK visit, will meet Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn later as well as visit the Globe Theatre, where celebrations marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death are taking place.
Backlash after Barack Obama EU referendum intervention
BBC News
23 April 2016
US President Barack Obama has been accused of doing Downing Street's bidding - after he said the UK would be at "the back of the queue" for American trade deals if it left the EU.
Mr Obama was criticised by pro-Brexit campaigners after he warned of the consequences of the UK leaving the EU.
UKIP's Nigel Farage said Mr Obama was "talking down Britain", while Tory Liam Fox said his views were "irrelevant".
Mr Obama, on a three-day UK visit, will meet Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn later.
His intervention came on his first full day in the UK and comes just weeks ahead of the 23 June in-out referendum.
Speaking at a joint news conference with Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday, Mr Obama said the US "wants Britain's influence to grow - including within Europe".
"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."
Prince George, who was dressed in his pyjamas and slippers, stayed up to meet Mr and Mrs Obama at Kensington Palace on Friday evening
The young prince gave his parents' dinner guests a demonstration of his riding skills
Prince Harry joined the two couples for the evening
BBC political correspondent Iain Watson said Mr Obama's message on trade was "very blunt" and "really upped the ante" in the referendum debate.
Leave campaigner Mr Farage drew attention to the US president's terminology, saying his use of the phrase "back of the queue" rather than the more common American vernacular "back of the line" suggested Mr Obama was doing the prime minister's "bidding".
"I think that's shameful," he added.
Mr Fox said Mr Obama would be leaving the White House soon, and therefore his comments were "largely irrelevant".
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Conservative MP Dominic Raab labelled Mr Obama a "lame-duck American president doing an old British friend a political favour".
Downing Street rejected suggestions that any lines had been fed to Mr Obama, saying the US president spoke for himself.
Sir Andrew Cahn, a former chief executive of UK Trade & Investment, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that Britain would "miss out on something very important and valuable" if it left the EU and was not part of a proposed trade deal between the bloc and the US.
Former foreign secretary Lord Owen said "Britain needs to create new markets away from the EU".
Meanwhile, another prominent Leave campaigner - former cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith - has tried to move the referendum debate on to immigration.
In an article in the Daily Mail, he says the introduction of a national living wage - a move he supported while in government - will "surely lead to another stampede to our borders".
He adds: "To make the Living Wage work for British people, we need to be able to control the number of people coming in."
On his second full day in London, Mr Obama is visiting the Globe Theatre, where celebrations marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death are taking place.
Later, he will hold talks with Labour leader Mr Corbyn.
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Backlash after Barack Obama EU referendum intervention - BBC News
US President Barack Obama has been accused of doing Downing Street's bidding - after he said the UK would be at "the back of the queue" for American trade deals if it left the EU.
Mr Obama was criticised by pro-Brexit campaigners after he warned of the consequences of the UK leaving the EU.
UKIP's Nigel Farage said Mr Obama was "talking down Britain", while Tory Liam Fox said his views were "irrelevant".
Leave campaigner Mr Farage drew attention to the US president's terminology, saying his use of the phrase "back of the queue" rather than the more common American vernacular "back of the line" suggested Mr Obama was doing the prime minister's "bidding".
"I think that's shameful," he added.
Last night, Obama met Prince George in his pyjamas and slippers (Prince George, that is, in pyjamas and slippers, not Obama).
Obama, on a three-day UK visit, will meet Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn later as well as visit the Globe Theatre, where celebrations marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death are taking place.
Backlash after Barack Obama EU referendum intervention
BBC News
23 April 2016
US President Barack Obama has been accused of doing Downing Street's bidding - after he said the UK would be at "the back of the queue" for American trade deals if it left the EU.
Mr Obama was criticised by pro-Brexit campaigners after he warned of the consequences of the UK leaving the EU.
UKIP's Nigel Farage said Mr Obama was "talking down Britain", while Tory Liam Fox said his views were "irrelevant".
Mr Obama, on a three-day UK visit, will meet Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn later.
His intervention came on his first full day in the UK and comes just weeks ahead of the 23 June in-out referendum.
Speaking at a joint news conference with Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday, Mr Obama said the US "wants Britain's influence to grow - including within Europe".
"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."
Prince George, who was dressed in his pyjamas and slippers, stayed up to meet Mr and Mrs Obama at Kensington Palace on Friday evening
The young prince gave his parents' dinner guests a demonstration of his riding skills
Prince Harry joined the two couples for the evening
BBC political correspondent Iain Watson said Mr Obama's message on trade was "very blunt" and "really upped the ante" in the referendum debate.
Leave campaigner Mr Farage drew attention to the US president's terminology, saying his use of the phrase "back of the queue" rather than the more common American vernacular "back of the line" suggested Mr Obama was doing the prime minister's "bidding".
"I think that's shameful," he added.
Mr Fox said Mr Obama would be leaving the White House soon, and therefore his comments were "largely irrelevant".
New markets
Conservative MP Dominic Raab labelled Mr Obama a "lame-duck American president doing an old British friend a political favour".
Downing Street rejected suggestions that any lines had been fed to Mr Obama, saying the US president spoke for himself.
Sir Andrew Cahn, a former chief executive of UK Trade & Investment, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that Britain would "miss out on something very important and valuable" if it left the EU and was not part of a proposed trade deal between the bloc and the US.
Former foreign secretary Lord Owen said "Britain needs to create new markets away from the EU".
Meanwhile, another prominent Leave campaigner - former cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith - has tried to move the referendum debate on to immigration.
In an article in the Daily Mail, he says the introduction of a national living wage - a move he supported while in government - will "surely lead to another stampede to our borders".
He adds: "To make the Living Wage work for British people, we need to be able to control the number of people coming in."
On his second full day in London, Mr Obama is visiting the Globe Theatre, where celebrations marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death are taking place.
Later, he will hold talks with Labour leader Mr Corbyn.
EU referendum: In depth
The UK's EU vote: All you need to know
EU for beginners: A guide
Is Britain safer in or out of the EU?
A-Z guide to EU-speak
Who's who: The Vote Leave team
Who's who: The Remain campaign
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