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EU referendum: UK weaker outside EU, government to warn EU referendum: UK weaker outside EU, government to warn
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The UK would be "weaker, less safe and worse off" outside the European Union, a government analysis to be published later will conclude. The UK would be "weaker, less safe and worse off" outside the European Union, government analysis is set to conclude.
The assessment will be published as the campaign to remain in the EU seeks to shift voters' focus to what would happen if the country left the union. The assessment, to be published later, comes as the campaign to remain in the EU seeks to shift voters' focus to what would happen if the UK left the EU.
But Pro-exit Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith accused ministers of producing a "dodgy dossier", that "won't fool anyone". Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said a Leave victory in the 23 June vote would see a "messy" divorce from the EU.
The UK in-out referendum is on 23 June. Pro-exit Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has accused ministers of producing a "dodgy dossier".
Cabinet ministers are allowed to campaign freely on either side of the debate, but the official government position is in favour of staying in a reformed EU.Cabinet ministers are allowed to campaign freely on either side of the debate, but the official government position is in favour of staying in a reformed EU.
The official government analysis of UK membership of the EU is required by law under the EU Referendum Act, which paved the way for the in-out referendum on EU membership.The official government analysis of UK membership of the EU is required by law under the EU Referendum Act, which paved the way for the in-out referendum on EU membership.
Export tariffs The paper looks at possible alternative arrangements for relations with the EU if the UK voted to leave, including those adopted by Norway, Switzerland and Canada, as well as the option of reverting to World Trade Organization (WTO) rules.
The paper looked at possible alternative arrangements for relations with the EU if the UK voted to leave, including those adopted by Norway, Switzerland and Canada, as well as the option of reverting to World Trade Organization (WTO) rules.
The government paper is expected to say each alternative arrangement outside of the EU would carry serious risks, threatening the UK economy and hitting business with higher costs through new tariffs on UK exports.The government paper is expected to say each alternative arrangement outside of the EU would carry serious risks, threatening the UK economy and hitting business with higher costs through new tariffs on UK exports.
Meanwhile, former Conservative Chancellor Lord Lamont has come out in favour of an EU exit, saying the vote is a "once-in-a-generation opportunity".Meanwhile, former Conservative Chancellor Lord Lamont has come out in favour of an EU exit, saying the vote is a "once-in-a-generation opportunity".
Writing in the Telegraph, the peer insisted the UK could succeed economically outside of the EU, and argued that a vote to leave would give Britain control of immigration.Writing in the Telegraph, the peer insisted the UK could succeed economically outside of the EU, and argued that a vote to leave would give Britain control of immigration.
AnalysisAnalysis
By BBC political correspondent Ross HawkinsBy BBC political correspondent Ross Hawkins
It is a central question in this referendum debate: what would be the practical, long-term consequences if Britain voted to leave the EU?It is a central question in this referendum debate: what would be the practical, long-term consequences if Britain voted to leave the EU?
An assessment from the government, whose position is to remain in the union, will highlight what pro-EU ministers consider to be flaws in the alternatives.An assessment from the government, whose position is to remain in the union, will highlight what pro-EU ministers consider to be flaws in the alternatives.
The Remain campaign wants to put pressure on its opponents to explain what they think life after membership would look like.The Remain campaign wants to put pressure on its opponents to explain what they think life after membership would look like.
Those campaigning to leave say these arguments ignore the fact the UK would negotiate its own free trade arrangement, not copy one settled by smaller economies. The EU - they argue - would need an agreement as much as Britain.Those campaigning to leave say these arguments ignore the fact the UK would negotiate its own free trade arrangement, not copy one settled by smaller economies. The EU - they argue - would need an agreement as much as Britain.
The government document will say Norway and Switzerland's trading arrangements outside the EU require them to make financial contributions, accept the EU principle of free movement of people and be subject to other EU laws.The government document will say Norway and Switzerland's trading arrangements outside the EU require them to make financial contributions, accept the EU principle of free movement of people and be subject to other EU laws.
Meanwhile, Switzerland and Canada's arrangements provide only limited access to the single market, it will add.Meanwhile, Switzerland and Canada's arrangements provide only limited access to the single market, it will add.
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said: "Hard-headed analysis shows that every alternative to remaining in a reformed EU would leave Britain weaker, less safe and worse off." Mr Hammond said analysis showed that "every alternative to remaining in a reformed EU would leave Britain weaker, less safe and worse off".
He said Britain's "special status" secured by David Cameron in his EU renegotiations offered "the best of both worlds", with the UK in the parts "that work for us", but outside those that do not. Speaking on BBC Breakfast, he added: "This is going to be a divorce, if we decide to leave, and as with any divorce it is likely to get messy. It will take a long time to sort out the disentanglement of our affairs."
He said British businesses, consumers and jobs would then be "left in limbo", and called on pro-exit campaigners to set-out a "model" for how the UK would negotiate with the EU in the event of it leaving the union.
But Mr Duncan Smith - one of five cabinet ministers campaigning in favour of a vote to leave the EU - said the government was "in denial" about the risk of remaining a member.But Mr Duncan Smith - one of five cabinet ministers campaigning in favour of a vote to leave the EU - said the government was "in denial" about the risk of remaining a member.
"This dodgy dossier won't fool anyone," he said, adding that the "real uncertainty is the future of the EU project."This dodgy dossier won't fool anyone," he said, adding that the "real uncertainty is the future of the EU project.
"The truth is, we won't copy any other country's deal."The truth is, we won't copy any other country's deal.
"We will have a settlement on our own terms - and one that will return control of our borders, and money to Britain. That's the safer choice.""We will have a settlement on our own terms - and one that will return control of our borders, and money to Britain. That's the safer choice."