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'''Labour In for Britain''' is |
'''Labour In for Britain''' is a pro-[[European Union]] [[campaign group]], set up by [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament (UK)|MP]] and former Home Secretary, [[Alan Johnson]]. It runs separately to the cross-party [[Britain Stronger in Europe|In Campaign]].<ref name=BBC1>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34968668 "Alan Johnson launches Labour's 'keep UK in the EU' campaign"] ''[[BBC News Online]]'' 1 December 2015.</ref> |
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Chairman of ''Labour In for Britain'', Alan Johnson, has said that events such as the [[November 2015 Paris attacks]] show that there is greater need for [[European integration]] and greater co-operation amongst the peoples of Europe. He has argued that Britain's security both economically and militarily relies on continued membership of the European Union, claiming that "There is nothing patriotic about condemning this country to isolation."<ref name=BBC1 /> |
Chairman of ''Labour In for Britain'', Alan Johnson, has said that events such as the [[November 2015 Paris attacks]] show that there is greater need for [[European integration]] and greater co-operation amongst the peoples of Europe. He has argued that Britain's security both economically and militarily relies on continued membership of the European Union, claiming that "There is nothing patriotic about condemning this country to isolation."<ref name=BBC1 /> |
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The campaign's objectives are directly opposed by other groups within the Labour Party |
The campaign's objectives of keeping Britain in the EU are directly opposed by other groups within the Labour Party, most prominently [[Labour Leave]]. |
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The Labour Party has been broadly pro-European Union in recent years,<ref>{{Cite news|title = Labour's new pro-Europeanism|url = http://www.economist.com/blogs/blighty/2013/07/britain-and-eu|newspaper = The Economist|access-date = 14 November 2015|issn = 0013-0613|publication-date = 2 July 2013}}</ref> although some sources suggest that the Labour Party membership is more Eurosceptic than the party leadership.<ref>{{citation|first1=Jackie|last1=Gower|first2=Ian|last2=Thomson|title=The European Union handbook|page=80}}</ref> |
The Labour Party has been broadly pro-European Union in recent years,<ref>{{Cite news|title = Labour's new pro-Europeanism|url = http://www.economist.com/blogs/blighty/2013/07/britain-and-eu|newspaper = The Economist|access-date = 14 November 2015|issn = 0013-0613|publication-date = 2 July 2013}}</ref> although some sources suggest that the Labour Party membership is more Eurosceptic than the party leadership.<ref>{{citation|first1=Jackie|last1=Gower|first2=Ian|last2=Thomson|title=The European Union handbook|page=80}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:46, 4 February 2016
Labour In for Britain is a pro-European Union campaign group, set up by Labour MP and former Home Secretary, Alan Johnson. It runs separately to the cross-party In Campaign.[1]
Chairman of Labour In for Britain, Alan Johnson, has said that events such as the November 2015 Paris attacks show that there is greater need for European integration and greater co-operation amongst the peoples of Europe. He has argued that Britain's security both economically and militarily relies on continued membership of the European Union, claiming that "There is nothing patriotic about condemning this country to isolation."[1]
The campaign's objectives of keeping Britain in the EU are directly opposed by other groups within the Labour Party, most prominently Labour Leave.
The Labour Party has been broadly pro-European Union in recent years,[2] although some sources suggest that the Labour Party membership is more Eurosceptic than the party leadership.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Alan Johnson launches Labour's 'keep UK in the EU' campaign" BBC News Online 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Labour's new pro-Europeanism". The Economist. 2 July 2013. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ Gower, Jackie; Thomson, Ian, The European Union handbook, p. 80
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