“I’ve never argued the European Union is ideal, but I believe a reformed Europe gives them access to a huge single market and an income that helps them keep food prices low for families”.
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‘It is not his fault that these efforts have been met with failure, ‘ he said.
Unsurprisingly, UKIP members are highly likely to vote for Britain to leave the European Union (87%) while a large majority (78%) of Liberal Democrats plan to vote to stay.
“But I could be wrong”. They are our neighbours and we need to cooperate with them.
Others are sure that Britain’s best interests lie away from being one of the 28 European countries in the EU, including Christine Sweeney.
Dennis and Pauline Bowley agreed and said: “I can’t see any way that they can say the amount we pay them is beneficial to our country and the amount we have given up in our laws and powers”.
The Conservative Party leader told the BBC’s James Landale before the May vote he would stand down before the 2020 election, triggering future leadership speculation with Johnson seen as one of the favourites.
“I believe in the intelligence of the people and I believe the British people will make the right decision, despite the crisis, despite the opportunistic measures that might be taken”, Sapin said in Hong Kong ahead of a G20 meeting of central bankers and finance ministers in Shanghai.
“The EU has failed to control either its currency, or its economy, or its borders”.
“But it will be your choice in four months time on June 23, the British people, not the politicians”. “We’ve got hopefully good news coming from Kuwait, and the Italians have been doing a lot of work there, the British have been working hard in Oman, we’ve got more work to do in Saudi Arabia and the Germans have done a lot of work as well”.
Exact details of the trip will be confirmed later but the Prime Minister is expected to carry out a number of engagements.
“On this issue they clearly disagree and they don’t view the opportunities and risks to the United Kingdom in the same way”.
But, in a hangar where the Typhoon warplane is built in collaboration with other European nations, he warned against the country taking a “leap in the dark” which could place jobs at risk.
However, the Prime Minister has pledged his support, telling the Commons Ms Villiers does an “excellent job”. This is Britain. We have achieved great things and we will continue to achieve great things whether we are in the European Union or not.
Labour opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn has hitherto been rather reserved on the subject, but there are growing rumours that he is in the point of privately and secretly financing a £15 million pro-Brexit campaign.
He was still short of obtaining the symbolically important public backing of more than half of Tory MPs, according to a survey by the Press Association.
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The Mayor of London was criticised by David Cameron after appearing to publicly endorse a fresh national ballot when he declared his intention to break ranks and campaign for a “leave” vote.
