UK’s Cameron: EU exit would lead to ‘decade of uncertainty’

Two polls in the last 24 hours now have the euroskeptic “Leave EU” campaign ahead.

Proponents of leaving say Britain would be freer to strike its own trade deals with the rest of the world. It also does not apply to services, which account for a large chunk of Britain’s business with the EU.

Forty-five percent of voters were in favor of a so-called Brexit against 44 percent who believe Britain should remain in the 28-member bloc, not counting undecided voters, ICM said.

Drawing on witness testimony, the committee concluded that Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union “provided the only means of withdrawing from the EU consistent with the UK’s obligations under global law”. The committee further stressed that the United Kingdom’s credibility as an European Union member during the withdrawal negotiations “would be severely undermined”. “This would be a complex and daunting task”, the committee said in a report.

“But it is clear that if that’s what people decide, withdrawal would mean hard and lengthy negotiations”.

Scots voted 55-45 percent against independence in a referendum in 2014, but the SNP then took all but three of Scotland's 59 seats at the Westminster parliament in a British election in 2015.

UKIP said the committee was made up of Europhiles and its findings were “partial nonsense”.

Cameron and other leaders of the “remain” campaign have repeatedly warned that a British EU exit, or Brexit, would hurt the economy.