Should Britain remain in the EU?

Dr Simon Lightfoot, researcher of European politics at the University of Leeds, told Sputnik that there are many reasons why the EU would want Britain to remain inside the union.

A British exit from the EU would deliver a "symbolic" blow to the union and would lead many to question whether the bloc is "a force to be reckoned with" on the global stage, a European political researcher has told Sputnik.

Dr Simon Lightfoot, researcher of European politics at the University of Leeds, told Sputnik that there are many reasons why the EU would want Britain to remain inside the union.

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