Get your copy of UK’s EU leaflet

Every household in the UK is being sent a new leaflet explaining why the UK government believes the country should stay in the EU – they are not being sent to overseas voters but you can see a copy here.

It includes arguments as to why the government thinks the new deal struck with EU leaders is good for Britain and the benefits of EU membership such as “the right to live, work or study abroad in any of the 27 other member countries”, and the fact that leaving could mean

10 years of uncertainty as Britain’s new relationship with other countries was worked out.

The £9million leaflet – which has been criticised as expensive and biased – takes its cue from the Harold Wilson Labour government which sent out one entitled Britain’s New Deal in Europe in 1975, when the UK held a referendum on whether or not to remain in the EEC.

The £9million – or 34p per household - cost of the project, also includes a website www.eureferendum.gov.uk.

David Cameron, speaking to students in Exeter, said he wanted everyone to have “all the information at their fingertips” and that he thinks it is “money well spent… It is not just legal, it is necessary and right.”

He added: “We're not neutral in this. We think it would be a bad decision to leave - for the economy, jobs, investment, family finances and universities."

The government says the campaign, called Why the Government believes that voting to remain in the European Union is the best decision for the UK also follows independent poll findings that 85% of people wanted more information from the government about the issues at stake.

If you are an expatriate living in France and have been out of the UK for less than 15 years you can still register to vote at Register to vote.

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