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Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, made a speech in the British Museum warning of war if Britain left the European Union: ‘And if things go wrong in Europe, let’s not pretend we can be immune from the consequences.’ George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, said that if Britain left, house prices would go down. The government changed its policy, announced during the budget, of turning all schools into academies. The government changed its policy of denying admission from Europe of unaccompanied children originating in countries such as Afghanistan and Syria. Mr Cameron was heard on television to say to the Queen at Buckingham Palace: ‘We’ve got some leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries coming to Britain.

This morning, Ted Cruz bowed out of the race. Now, John Kasich has given up. As a result Donald J. Trump, the most grotesque candidate ever to have run for the Oval Office, is now the only candidate still running for the Republican Party's  nomination. And so the most powerful country on earth, a nation teeming with talent, will this November be asked to choose between Hillary Clinton or the egregious Trump. It cannot be assumed that Trump will be defeated in the presidential election itself. This week, for the first time, a poll put him ahead of her. The bookmakers give him a 30 per cent chance: this time last year, he had a 2 per cent chance of winning the nomination.

A sneak preview from the 'Barometer' column of facts and figures in the next Spectator, out on Thursday... Other remarkable things about Leicester:  28% of the population is made up of ‘Asians’ or ‘British Asians’, higher than any other district in England and Wales.  Leicester has the highest percentage of residents born in India and also the highest percentage born in Zimbabwe. 51% of children have tooth decay, the highest in England and Wales.  41% of children reached the expected level of attainment in the Early Years Foundation Stage, the lowest in England.  Leicester has 289 tennis courts, the most in any city except London, Sheffield and Ipswich.

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