We believe that the benefits of EU membership to the UK economy and British people are substantial. They range from easier and cheaper travel, to a more secure society, a cleaner environment, confidence that the goods and services British citizens purchase are of the same high standard and quality, and guaranteed access to the single market on which so much of the UK’s prosperity and jobs depend.
We take many of the benefits of EU membership for granted. They have become part of the fabric of UK life over the 43 years since the UK became a member of the EU in 1973. We believe that the UK is stronger, safer and better off in the EU than it would be out on its own:
- The EU benefits UK consumers
- Access to the EU single market benefits UK trade
- The EU benefits the UK’s services industry
- The EU improves the UK’s security
- The EU promotes a healthier UK
- The EU helps secure more affordable energy in the UK
- The EU enhances UK workers’ rights and promotes gender equality
- The EU improves the UK’s environment
- The EU gives UK citizens greater opportunities to live, work, study and travel abroad
- The EU’s single market will benefit the UK’s future