Paul Johnson attacks 'lying' over Britain's decision to quit Europe

In a striking article in the influential US magazine Forbes today, Paul Johnson, once editor of the New Statesman and a former close adviser to Margaret Thatcher,  criticises the referendum  campaign on Britain’s membership of  the EU saying it had been "marked by confusion, contradictions and a great deal of lying."
The confusion, says Johnson, is "particularly evident in the U.S. government’s stance.
"The White House and Congress, along with prominent indiv