Prime Minister David Cameron is using the shadow of the Second World War to make his case against a British exit from the EU, saying doing so would threaten peace on the continent.
He says a “Brexit” would threaten Britain’s strength and security in the world, along with peace on the continent if “Europe’s foremost military power” quit the European Union.
“Isolationism has never served this country well,” Cameron says in a speech at the British Museum in London. “Whenever we turn our back on Europe, sooner or later we come to regret it. We’ve always had to go back in, and always at a much higher cost.”
Russian servicemen march at Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, 2016, marking the 71st anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. (AFP/Kirill Kudryavtsev)
British war graves on the continent “stand as silent testament to the price this country has paid to help restore peace and order in Europe,” he said.
“Can we be so sure that peace and stability on our continent are assured beyond any shadow of doubt? Is that a risk worth taking? I would never be so rash as to make that assumption,” he says.
— AFP
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