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Pro-EU Conservatives launch campaign Leaving EU would be 'a jump into a void' for the UK
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A campaign group of pro-European Conservatives is to make the case for Britain to stay in a reformed EU. A vote for Britain to leave the EU would be a "jump into a void", according to the head of a new pro-European Conservative campaign group.
Conservatives for Reform in Europe (CRE) is being led by former minister Nick Herbert, who says if changes to Britain's membership can be agreed then it is better to stay within the bloc. Former minister Nick Herbert has launched Conservatives for Reform in Europe (CRE) to argue the case for the UK to stay under renegotiated terms.
But he says without such reforms "many of us would be prepared to leave". Meanwhile, the education secretary is also warning young people could be "cut off from the world" if the UK leaves.
David Cameron has said his ministers will be able to campaign on either side in the EU referendum debate. David Cameron has said ministers can campaign on either side of the debate.
The PM's push to renegotiate Britain's terms of membership of the EU is expected to come to a head at a Brussels summit next month, ahead of a UK in/out referendum by the end of 2017.The PM's push to renegotiate Britain's terms of membership of the EU is expected to come to a head at a Brussels summit next month, ahead of a UK in/out referendum by the end of 2017.
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Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, Mr Herbert said: "Leaving without the first idea of what we might get instead would be to jump into a void.Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, Mr Herbert said: "Leaving without the first idea of what we might get instead would be to jump into a void.
"Whatever our views about the EU, the key long-term challenges facing this country - how to deliver health and social care with an ageing population, how to increase our competitiveness and productivity, how to deal with our debt and live within our means - would not suddenly be solved by leaving," he added. "Whatever our views about the EU, the key long-term challenges facing this country - how to deliver health and social care with an ageing population, how to increase our competitiveness and productivity, how to deal with our debt and live within our means - would not suddenly be solved by leaving."
His views were backed by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan - the first minister to declare her allegiance for the EU - who warned young people could find themselves "cut off from the world" if the forthcoming referendum resulted in a vote to leave. But Mr Herbert - who led the campaign to keep Britain out of the euro 15 years ago - said that without sufficient reform to the UK's terms of membership "many of us would be prepared to leave".
In an article for the Observer, Ms Morgan said: "I think all of us agree what we don't want Britain to be: anti-competitive with more laws made overseas and with people travelling here for the benefits on offer rather than to pay their way. 'Anti-competitive'
His views are echoed by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan - the first minister to declare her allegiance for the EU.
In an article for the Observer, she said: "I think all of us agree what we don't want Britain to be: anti-competitive with more laws made overseas and with people travelling here for the benefits on offer rather than to pay their way.
"But we also don't want our children to inherit a Britain cut off from the world, where their prospects are limited and their opportunities end at our shores.""But we also don't want our children to inherit a Britain cut off from the world, where their prospects are limited and their opportunities end at our shores."
The campaign comes after Leader of the Commons Chris Grayling said it would be "disastrous" if Britain was to remain in with its current terms of membership. CRE's campaign is being launched just days after Conservative Eurosceptic and Leader of the Commons Chris Grayling said it would be "disastrous" if Britain was to remain in with its current terms of membership.
Mr Cameron has said ministers will be free to campaign on either side ahead of the referendum, but he has also warned that they must treat each other with "appropriate respect and courtesy".Mr Cameron has said ministers will be free to campaign on either side ahead of the referendum, but he has also warned that they must treat each other with "appropriate respect and courtesy".
What Cameron wants from the EUWhat Cameron wants from the EU
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 preceded by a process of negotiations in which the Conservative government wants to secure a new deal for the UK including: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 preceded by a process of negotiations in which the Conservative government wants to secure a new deal for the UK including:
Eurosceptic Conservative MPs criticised the prime minister's reform demands during a Commons debate, with backbencher Bernard Jenkin drawing gasps from MPs by asking: "Is that it?" Eurosceptic Conservative MPs criticised the prime minister's reform demands during a Commons debate last year, with backbencher Bernard Jenkin drawing gasps from MPs by asking: "Is that it?"
John Redwood said Mr Cameron should be asking for "much more" and there was nothing to suggest Britain would get "anything like the protection we need" from European laws. John Redwood said there was nothing to suggest Britain would get "anything like the protection we need" from European laws despite Mr Cameron's efforts.
"It's about more than borders and migration," he added, "it's about who governs." And UKIP Leader Nigel Farage said it was clear Mr Cameron "is not aiming for any substantial renegotiation".
UKIP Leader Nigel Farage said it was clear Mr Cameron "is not aiming for any substantial renegotiation", with "no promise to regain the supremacy of Parliament, nothing on ending the free movement of people and no attempt to reduce Britain's massive contribution to the EU budget".
Other parties are also preparing campaign groups. Labour Leave - led by MP Kate Hoey - is set to launch this week, despite Jeremy Corbyn's promise that his party would campaign to stay in the EU.Other parties are also preparing campaign groups. Labour Leave - led by MP Kate Hoey - is set to launch this week, despite Jeremy Corbyn's promise that his party would campaign to stay in the EU.