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Britain’s EU rebate not in danger
The only way Britain’s rebate can be changed is if we want it to be.
EU economy isn’t shrinking
Contrary to claims from the Leave campaign, both the EU and the eurozone economy are growing.
There’s no free trade zone from Iceland to Turkey
Countries like Albania get only second rate access to the single market, which the Leave camp wants us to quit.
Britain didn’t bail out Greece
UK got collateral that ensured we’d be fully compensated if Greece didn’t repay an EU loan. That loan was repaid without incident.
We don’t send Brussels £350m a week
Vote Leave is lying when it says we do. The figure ignores the “rebate” Thatcher secured, which is never sent to EU.
UK couldn’t keep most EU trade deals post Brexit
Brexiters claim Britain would inherit EU trade deals post-Brexit. It wouldn’t; we’d have to renegotiate access.