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| Nigel Farage says Wales' deal from the EU is 'rotten' | Nigel Farage says Wales' deal from the EU is 'rotten' |
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| UKIP leader Nigel Farage has said Wales gets a "rotten deal" from the UK's membership of the EU. | UKIP leader Nigel Farage has said Wales gets a "rotten deal" from the UK's membership of the EU. |
| Speaking on a visit to Swansea as part of his "Say No to the EU tour", he rejected the idea that Wales is a net beneficiary of being in the union. | Speaking on a visit to Swansea as part of his "Say No to the EU tour", he rejected the idea that Wales is a net beneficiary of being in the union. |
| Mr Farage was visiting an e-cigarette factory before a rally later. | Mr Farage was visiting an e-cigarette factory before a rally later. |
| Swansea East Labour AM Mike Hedges said many industries were "highly dependent" on the EU and it would be a "giant leap in the dark" for the UK to leave. | Swansea East Labour AM Mike Hedges said many industries were "highly dependent" on the EU and it would be a "giant leap in the dark" for the UK to leave. |
| David Cameron has promised a referendum on UK membership of the European Union by the end of 2017. | David Cameron has promised a referendum on UK membership of the European Union by the end of 2017. |
| 'Golden opportunity' | |
| Mr Farage told the BBC: "Wales gets a rotten deal from Europe. | |
| "It's fishing industry is being destroyed, it's steel industry is being seriously damaged, little businesses like this are under threat of going out of business, and there's nothing a politician in the assembly or in Westminster can do about it." | |
| He said the UK had "given away control of industry, fishing, farming and business to Brussels". | |
| "What we're saying is, this referendum is a golden opportunity to take back control of our lives, to be the masters of our own destiny." | |
| But Mr Hedges insisted remaining an EU member was very much in Wales' interests. | |
| "We've really become part of it, a lot of industries and commerce are highly dependent on the European community," he said. | |
| "I voted to come out last time, but it'd be a giant leap into the dark if we decide to come out now". |