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The government has concluded in an official report that Britain would be “weaker, less safe and worse off” if it left the European Union.The government has concluded in an official report that Britain would be “weaker, less safe and worse off” if it left the European Union.
The document, which has been compiled under the terms of the act of parliament authorising the EU referendum, examines a series of alternatives to EU membership that would all lead to the loss of trade deals and police cooperation.The document, which has been compiled under the terms of the act of parliament authorising the EU referendum, examines a series of alternatives to EU membership that would all lead to the loss of trade deals and police cooperation.
The alternatives to EU membership rejected by the government are:The alternatives to EU membership rejected by the government are:
The government believes that the report highlights the central flaw in the leave campaign. It cannot agree on what model Britain should follow outside the EU or offer a guarantee on which would be the best model were it to reach agreement.The government believes that the report highlights the central flaw in the leave campaign. It cannot agree on what model Britain should follow outside the EU or offer a guarantee on which would be the best model were it to reach agreement.
The government has pointed out that under the exit clause in the Lisbon treaty known as article 50, the UK loses its seat on the European council and has no vote over the final deal, which has to be concluded within two years.The government has pointed out that under the exit clause in the Lisbon treaty known as article 50, the UK loses its seat on the European council and has no vote over the final deal, which has to be concluded within two years.
The report shows the influence of Mats Persson, one of the prime minister’s EU advisers. Persson was previously director of the Open Europe thinktank, which produced a near-identical report.The report shows the influence of Mats Persson, one of the prime minister’s EU advisers. Persson was previously director of the Open Europe thinktank, which produced a near-identical report.