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| EU referendum: Guide to the 'In' campaign | EU referendum: Guide to the 'In' campaign |
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| A campaign to keep the UK in the European Union has been launched. Here is a guide to the key people involved with the cross-party group, which is called Britain Stronger in Europe. | A campaign to keep the UK in the European Union has been launched. Here is a guide to the key people involved with the cross-party group, which is called Britain Stronger in Europe. |
| Chairman | Chairman |
| Stuart Rose, a former Marks and Spencer chief executive who joined the company as a management trainee, is chairman of the campaign. He has also been chief executive of Burton Group, Argos and Arcadia Group and is now chairman of online supermarket Ocado. He was knighted in 2008 for "services to the retail industry", and became a Tory peer in 2014. Launching the campaign, he said the EU was not perfect, but said staying in was the "patriotic course for Britain". | Stuart Rose, a former Marks and Spencer chief executive who joined the company as a management trainee, is chairman of the campaign. He has also been chief executive of Burton Group, Argos and Arcadia Group and is now chairman of online supermarket Ocado. He was knighted in 2008 for "services to the retail industry", and became a Tory peer in 2014. Launching the campaign, he said the EU was not perfect, but said staying in was the "patriotic course for Britain". |
| The chief executive of the campaign is Will Straw, son of former Labour home secretary Jack Straw. He has worked for the IPPR think tank and was a Labour candidate in the general election. | The chief executive of the campaign is Will Straw, son of former Labour home secretary Jack Straw. He has worked for the IPPR think tank and was a Labour candidate in the general election. |
| Lord Rose was introduced on stage by television presenter June Sarpong, who appears on ITV's Loose Women and once presented Channel 4's youth/'hangover TV' strand T4. Other board members of the campaign featured in a panel discussion, including Baroness Brady. West Ham United's vice chairwoman and star of the TV show The Apprentice, Karren Brady joined the Lords in September 2014 as a Conservative peer and is a board member for the "In" campaign. | Lord Rose was introduced on stage by television presenter June Sarpong, who appears on ITV's Loose Women and once presented Channel 4's youth/'hangover TV' strand T4. Other board members of the campaign featured in a panel discussion, including Baroness Brady. West Ham United's vice chairwoman and star of the TV show The Apprentice, Karren Brady joined the Lords in September 2014 as a Conservative peer and is a board member for the "In" campaign. |
| She was joined on stage by Innocent Drinks founder Richard Reed, Sir Hugh Orde, the former president of the Association of chief police officers, and Stephanie Flanders, the BBC's former economics editor who now works for JP Morgan Asset Management. | She was joined on stage by Innocent Drinks founder Richard Reed, Sir Hugh Orde, the former president of the Association of chief police officers, and Stephanie Flanders, the BBC's former economics editor who now works for JP Morgan Asset Management. |
| Brendan Barber, the former general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, is also backing the campaign, as are former Conservative minister Damian Green, Finsbury PR founder Roland Rudd, and Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, while Megan Dunn, president of the National Union of Students, is another board member. | Brendan Barber, the former general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, is also backing the campaign, as are former Conservative minister Damian Green, Finsbury PR founder Roland Rudd, and Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, while Megan Dunn, president of the National Union of Students, is another board member. |
| Other campaigns | Other campaigns |
| Unlike the "Out" movement, where two distinct campaigns have been formed, just one organisation has been presented to call for the UK to stay in the EU, and Britain Stronger in Europe looks set to receive the official designation from the Electoral Commission. But there is also a separate Labour Party campaign, which is fronted by ex-Home Secretary Alan Johnson, who promises to "put the country's future above party machinations". | Unlike the "Out" movement, where two distinct campaigns have been formed, just one organisation has been presented to call for the UK to stay in the EU, and Britain Stronger in Europe looks set to receive the official designation from the Electoral Commission. But there is also a separate Labour Party campaign, which is fronted by ex-Home Secretary Alan Johnson, who promises to "put the country's future above party machinations". |
| Referendum on the UK's future in the European Union | |
| The UK is to have a referendum by the end of 2017 on whether to remain a member of the European Union or to leave. The vote is being proceeded by a process of negotiations in which the Conservative government is seeking to secure a new deal for the UK. | |
| Explained: What David Cameron wants from the EU negotiations | |
| Guide: All you need to know about the referendum | |
| Analysis: Latest from the BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler | |
| More: BBC News EU referendum special report |