Hero who mauled Cameron in TV debate says he’s ready to quit UK if we vote remain
Harry Bopara accused Prime Minister of betraying his supporters and challenging Cam to live a day in his life
WORRIED Harry Boparai spelled out his fears for Britain’s future in the EU yesterday and warned: “I’ll even tell my own kids to leave the country if we stay in.”
The hard-working dad of three spoke to The Sun hours after TV viewers saw him maul Prime Minister David Cameron in Tuesday’s live televised debate.
Tory voter Harry, 41, accused Mr Cameron of betraying his supporters by allowing parts of Britain to be turned into no-go areas.
Yesterday he insisted a Remain vote would have “potentially devastating” consequences for Britain’s future.
Harry, who shares a £200,000 two-bed flat with partner Laura Baker, 32, plus kids Mia, ten, Blake, eight, and Molly, four, said: “If we stay in this failed club, normal people who have lived in Britain all their lives, trying to support their kids, will have no hope.
“The influx of people will only get worse. Where is everyone going to go to school? Where will they live?What about A&E and GP services? Are the Remain camp blind? Can they not see the crisis in front of them?”
He added: “I would encourage Sun readers, and even my own children, to leave the country unless things change here drastically.”
Harry, born in Britain to Indian parents, was hailed the star of Mr Cameron’s confrontation with Ukip leader Nigel Farage.
He was seen tackling the PM over Britain’s open-door policy which has left him struggling to access a GP or get on the housing ladder.
Mr Cameron, who failed to provide a persuasive answer, came under fire for refusing to say how much his reforms would cut numbers coming in.
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He was also slammed for branding Brexit voters “quitters” and suggesting leaving could break up the UK by sparking a new Scottish referendum.
BA worker Harry said: “I’ve had enough of his scaremongering. When I tried to pin him down on the numbers he couldn’t give me an answer.
“I see the EU as a failed project. Mr Cameron has said we will suffer economically if we vote out but I don’t mind another ten years of pain if it means my kids have a future.
“Cameron can throw all these hocus pocus figures at us. I wanted to suggest that he spent an afternoon with me so I could show him real life because his figures aren’t real life.” The Sikh, who grew up in Hounslow, West London, and still lives nearby, said that he would take the PM on a tour of the area to show him how people now live “in pockets of their own cultures”.
This would include a visit to Hounslow West station to see “how many bags” arrive daily as migrants move in, and a trip to “makeshift classrooms” as school pupil numbers soar.
Harry said: “I’ve heard housing is at breaking point. There’s no community spirit, there is litter everywhere and you feel vulnerable.
“This is no longer the place it was purely due to our open door policy. It’s horrific.”
Hounslow is infamous for “beds in sheds” where gardens are turned into accommodation for illegal immigrants.
Some estimate the official population of 250,000 would rise to 300,000 if the shed population was added in.
Harry’s key points during the debate were problems accessing a GP and getting on the housing ladder.
He said his family’s standard of living was falling due to an influx of migrants, and accused the PM of “rolling the dice” with his kids’ future.
Harry, who has worked flat-out since leaving school at 16 with six GCSEs, said yesterday he was unable to buy a home big enough for his kids — even on a combined £60,000 income with his partner.
He said that if the UK votes to stay in Europe, “the ‘Great’ would well and truly be gone from Great Britain”. He added: “If we stay in the EU, there’s no future here. I love Britain and it would break my heart to leave.
“But as a parent, you want the best for your children and that wouldn’t be here.”
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