"We will continue to trade with Europe, as The EU is the UK's main trading partner, worth What be the effect on trade? part of an association of nation states," more than £400bn a year, or 52% of the total says Eurosceptic Tory MP Bill Cash. trade in goods and services. The UK would also be free to establish "The UK is always likely to be better positioned to trade agreements with securebeneficial trade deals as a member of export markets such as China, the EU than as an individual and isolated player," Singapore, Brazil, Russia and India says Labour's Europe spokeswoman Emma through the World Trade Organisation. Reynolds. The EU is currently negotiating with Imported food from non-EU countries could the US to create the world's biggest free trade get cheaper, as tariffs are lowered. area - something that will be highly beneficial to British business. Would the UK's influence in the The UK remain a key part of Nato and Stripped of influence in Brussels, Berlin and world change? the UN Security Council and a nuclear Paris, Britain would find itself increasingly power, with a powerful global voice in its ignored by Washington and sidelined on big The Eurosceptic Bruges Group transnational issues such as the environment, own right. wants an end to the "discredited" principle security and trade. that Britain acts as a transatlantic bridge America and other allies want Britain to remain in between the US and Europe, saying the the EU. The UK risks becoming a maverick, country should make self-reliance its isolated state if it leaves. guiding principle. What would happen to Britons Britain gain full control of its own A lot would depend on what kind of deal was working in Europe, and EU citizens borders - and be able to control, or stop, reached with the other EU nations. 711,151 UK working in the UK? the flow of migrants from the EU, which
What be the effect on trade? "We will continue to trade with Europe, as part of an association of nation states," says Eurosceptic Tory MP Bill Cash. The UK would also be free to establish trade agreements with export markets such as China, Singapore, Brazil, Russia and India through the World Trade Organisation. Imported food from non-EU countries could get cheaper, as tariffs are lowered. The EU is the UK's main trading partner, worth more than £400bn a year, or 52% of the total trade in goods and services. "The UK is always likely to be better positioned to securebeneficial trade deals as a member of the EU than as an individual and isolated player," says Labour's Europe spokeswoman Emma Reynolds. The EU is currently negotiating with the US to create the world's biggest free trade area - something that will be highly beneficial to British business. Would the UK's influence in the world change? The UK remain a key part of Nato and the UN Security Council and a nuclear power, with a powerful global voice in its own right. The Eurosceptic Bruges Group wants an end to the "discredited" principle that Britain acts as a transatlantic bridge between the US and Europe, saying the country should make self-reliance its guiding principle. Stripped of influence in Brussels, Berlin and Paris, Britain would find itself increasingly ignored by Washington and sidelined on big transnational issues such as the environment, security and trade. America and other allies want Britain to remain in the EU. The UK risks becoming a maverick, isolated state if it leaves. What would happen to Britons working in Europe, and EU citizens working in the UK? Britain gain full control of its own borders - and be able to control, or stop, the flow of migrants from the EU, which A lot would depend on what kind of deal was reached with the other EU nations. 711,151 UK
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