Sir Ian Botham backs Brexit slamming European Union as a 'corrupt racket'

Sir Ian Botham backs Brexit slamming European Union as a 'corrupt racket' - Mirror Online
Sir Ian Botham has gone to bat for Brexit today, slamming the European Union as "corrupt" and a "racket".
Beefy says it's "insane" that Britain doesn't have the freedom to to reach agreements to trade freely with natural allies in the Commonwealth.
And he said the £350m a week Britain pays the Union in membership fees "staggering".
He used a cricket metaphor to back up his argument.
Writing in the Sunday Times he said: "Cricket is a game where you achieve the greatest success when you are confident in your own ability to go out and stand proud.
Britain has that spirit"
Philip Brown via GettyHe says Britain, like every good cricketer, has the spirit to stand proud on its own
It comes after Work and Pensions Secretary Stephen Crabb warned quitting the EU would cause an "economic rupture" with "disastrous consequences for families..."