Britain’s most senior trade union leader is warning there will be less money available to fund the NHS if the UK votes to leave the European Union next week.
The UK would be able to retain the security benefits of the European Union if the country was to vote to leave the bloc this month, justice minister Dominic Raab has insisted.
Brexit campaigners have warned that Britain’s contributions to the European Union will increase if the country votes to stay in the bloc later this month.
Brexit would hit the pockets of poor and middle-class UK citizens just as hard as the country’s elite, research from the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics has claimed.
A British exit from the European Union would hit the wages of workers by an average of £38 a week by 2030 due to lower trade, investment and economic demand, according to the Trades Union...
Quitting the EU to strike an EEA deal would give Britain more control over its laws and greater global influence while maintaining open trade with Europe.
Brexit would likely see austerity extended for at least a year longer and public sector debt reach a level significantly higher than planned by the end of this parliament, the Institute for Fiscal...
Brexit would be detrimental to the UK’s world-class science, higher education and research sectors, former minister for universities and science David Willets has warned.
Under EU rules, certain public sector contracts have to be advertised across Europe, although there is flexibility to give local providers an advantage. Would Brexit change how procurement is carried...
Brexit would trigger a “DIY recession”, plunging Britain into a sustained contraction of its own making and adding half a million people to the ranks of the unemployed, chancellor George...
The European Commission has deferred its decision on disciplinary action regarding Spain and Portugal’s stubborn “excessive” deficits until early July.
Leaving the European Union’s single market would be a disaster for the UK’s economy and result in £200bn less trade every year, chancellor George Osborne warned today.
A vote to leave the European Union would result in a “significant shock” to the UK economy, with detrimental effects in both the short and long term, the National Institute of Economic...
Many voters are unaware of the impact the European Union has on public services despite the UK membership having far-reaching consequences in areas such as health and social care, higher education...
A UK exit from the European Union would impose a “persistent and rising” cost on the economy, akin to a tax that could cost British households as much as £5,000 by 2030, the OECD has warned
Government departments are too lax about fines incurred by misspending European Union funds, according to the Public Accounts Committee. Such fines have cost the UK £650m in the last decade.
The EU has a great influence on who can work in the UK and how these staff are treated. Would the UK’s public sector be better or worse off without this source of labour and employment...
There is barely an area of health services provision entirely untouched by EU law, but it is necessary to look behind the generalisations to get to the details.
The European Commission is not strict enough in enforcing rules intended to keep the bloc’s public finances in order, the European Court of Auditors has found.