Backing Remain: Idris Elba
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Joe Murphy @JoeMurphyLondon
15 June 2016
Luther star Idris Elba today said he is voting to Remain in the EU — and criticised campaigners highlighting immigration as an issue.
In a tweet the London-born actor, 43, said: “My parents immigrated to the UK, worked hard and made a contribution ... ME.”
He added: “...on that basis VOTE IN.”
Other British stars backing EU membership include Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley and Jude Law.
Mr Elba — rumoured to be in the running for the James Bond role — hit back at Twitter users who claimed he lived in Hollywood and would not have to live with the consequences.
He told one he was “a Brit who lives in Britain, who cares about our future, our economy and the state we will be in if we left”.