Four days since UKIP trounced Dave and Lord Lawson has broken ranks to call for Britain to leave the EU:
“The heart of the matter is that the very nature of the European Union, and of this country’s relationship with it, has fundamentally changed after the coming into being of the European monetary union and the creation of the eurozone, of which – quite rightly – we are not a part. That is why, while I voted ‘in’ in 1975, I shall be voting ‘out’ in 2017. Not only do our interests increasingly differ from those of the eurozone members but, while never ‘at the heart of Europe’ (as our political leaders have from time to time foolishly claimed), we are now becoming increasingly marginalised as we are doomed to being consistently outvoted by the eurozone bloc. So the case for exit is clear.”
Cue dividing lines:
Lawson's article flawed, costs of UK withdrawal under estimated, no mention of inward investment + re-negotiation not just about UK opt outs
— Margot James (@margot_james_) May 7, 2013
Good for Lord Lawson. The EU is a manifestation of the flawed political economy which created this crisis http://t.co/WikigKrxxc
— Rt Hon Steve Baker MP FRSA 🗽 (@SteveBakerFRSA) May 7, 2013
https://twitter.com/douglascarswell/status/331678612350717952
Heard Lawson make superb speech recently @the_tpa. News today highlights need for in/out EU referendum, that only Tory majority can deliver
— Sajid Javid (@sajidjavid) May 7, 2013
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