Motion to Support Rejoining the European Union

To move– that the House of Commons recognises

(1) That the United Kingdom while in the European Union received over £10,000,000,000 in funding from 2014 until we left;

(2) That investment in the United Kingdom supported a variety of programmes including a large back-to-work programme that supported poorer areas of Britain.

(3) This funding is no longer possible because of campaigns built on deceit;

(4) That continued funding from the Government cannot make up for the shortfall in additional funds which came from the European Union.

Therefore–the House of Commons calls upon the Government to

(1) Advocate for a return of the United Kingdom to either–

(a) the European Union;

(b) the European Economic Area;

(c) or the Single Market.

(2) Call upon the Government to enter into negotiations to rejoin the European Union;

(3) Further dialogue with European Union partners to facilitate the continued development of the United Kingdom.

This motion was written by the Rt. Hon. Marquess of Melbourne Sir /u/model-kyosanto KD OM KCT, on behalf of Volt Europa.

Speaker,

It is beyond time we recognise that it was an absolute mistake and travesty that we left the European Union, we are still reeling financially from what has been a disaster that has left millions of British residents worse off, it stifled investment into our country, and has led to a severe reduction in our ability to better the nation.

When you travel around the nation you see signs plastered with “Project Financed by the European Union”. From motorways to universities, from villages to cities, these monuments to the enormous financial benefit that being in the European Union gave to us remain, but the money does not.

This also does not even begin to mention the immense negative impacts our exit with the European Union has had on our local businesses, on our farms, we are now faced with mounting costs exacerbated by the rising cost of living which is driving hard working people and their families out of business, and will continue to send people into poverty.

The campaign to leave the European Union was devoid of logical debate and sought to harness right wing populism to scare people into voting leave. The referendum to leave the Single Market strongly revolved around the coming of a socialist revolution on the left, and the same racist dog whistles on the right. Facts and figures were ignored, and pushed to the sidelines so we could have a debate predicated on rhetoric and insults.

We now know how things have turnt out, we are worse off for being out of the European Union, we face high tariffs, border controls, low levels of investment, and our economy is suffering at a greater rate than the rest of the world. It is clear that our experiment has failed and it is time to finally recognise that.

This motion seeks to demonstrate that the democratically elected representatives of the United Kingdom want us to be back in the Union, want investment in our nation, want investment in our research, and want the cooperation and trade we had with the continent back. We cannot be insular, we are a globalised economy that is ever increasingly reliant on trade and freedom of movement with more and more nations. We shunned this half a decade ago, and we are suffering for it.

Speaker,

I understand the apprehension many may have with supporting this Motion, but we can all see that we are better than empty rhetoric, we know the facts and we know the figures. We were better off in the European Union, and we would not be facing the same economic pressures we are now if we were still in the Union. We are better than dog whistles and blind nationalism, we are a world player, increasingly connected and we deserve to be in a Union that embodies liberal ideals. I urge all to support Volt’s mission to return us back to the EU.

This division ends on 5th February at 10pm GMT.