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EU referendum: Plaid warns of no 'idyllic isolation' | EU referendum: Plaid warns of no 'idyllic isolation' |
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There would be no "idyllic isolation" if the UK left the EU, Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood has warned voters. | |
In a speech in Rhondda, she urged people to vote for Britain to be "a full participant" in a "new Europe". | |
Arguments over statistics are unlikely to be enough to convince voters to stay in the EU, she argued. | |
David Cameron is hoping to secure agreement on new terms for Britain's membership of the EU to be voted on in a referendum, possibly in June. | David Cameron is hoping to secure agreement on new terms for Britain's membership of the EU to be voted on in a referendum, possibly in June. |
'Partnership of equals' | 'Partnership of equals' |
Launching her party's pro-EU campaign on Wednesday, Ms Wood said: "It is not possible in 2016 to simply pull up the drawbridge and retreat to an idyllic isolation. | |
"And even if it were, surely that isn't the kind of country we want Wales to be. | "And even if it were, surely that isn't the kind of country we want Wales to be. |
"The choice faced by people in Wales and across the UK in the forthcoming referendum isn't one that will neatly boil down to a few stats. | "The choice faced by people in Wales and across the UK in the forthcoming referendum isn't one that will neatly boil down to a few stats. |
"The choice will not and frankly cannot be made by punching numbers into a calculator." | "The choice will not and frankly cannot be made by punching numbers into a calculator." |
She said she would like to see a "decentralised, partnership of equals" as "the basis for the new Europe". |