UK group head quits over Brexit support
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THE head of a prominent British business lobbying group has quit his post after speaking in favor of Britain’s exit from the European Union and has accused Prime Minister David Cameron of trying to scare voters into supporting continued EU membership.
British Chambers of Commerce director general, John Longworth, resigned late on Sunday after he breached the group’s neutral stance on the in-out referendum to be held on June 23 by saying that the EU was incapable of meaningful reform and Britain could have a bright economic future outside the bloc.
After his resignation was announced, Longworth criticized Cameron, who argues that Britain’s national security and economic stability would be at risk if it votes to leave the 28-nation EU, though his ruling Conservative Party is deeply split.
“It is highly irresponsible of the government of the country to be peddling hyperbole,” Longworth told the Daily Telegraph in an interview published yesterday.
“If the government keeps peddling the line that it will be a disaster if we leave, which it actually won’t be, they are going to put the country in a position where it will be damaged if we do.”
Longworth’s comments mark the latest spat in what is becoming an increasingly divisive battle over Britain’s future in the EU. Polls show public opinion is even and the issue has split top members of Cameron’s cabinet, pitting him against popular London Mayor Boris Johnson.
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