Politics

UK MEPs warn Brexit will damage NHS

If the UK leaves the EU, there will undoubtedly be consequences for the National Health Service and public health ― and mostly for the worse, warn a cross-party selection of British MEPs.

200 protesters march in defence of the National Health Service (NHS) in Norwich in 2013. [Roger Blackwell]

Henriette Jacobsen Euractiv 12-04-2016 06:50 6 min. read Content type: Euractiv is part of the Trust Project
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Background

During his campaign for re-election in 2015, British Prime Minister David Cameron promised to renegotiate the UK's relations with the European Union and organise a referendum to decide whether or not Britain should remain in the 28-member bloc.

The British PM said he will campaign for Britain to remain in the EU after a two-day summit in Brussels where he obtained concessions from the 27 other EU leaders to give Britain “special status” in the EU.

But EU leaders had their red lines, and ruled out changing fundamental EU principles, such as the free movement of workers, and a ban on discriminating between workers from different EU states.

The decision on whether to stay or go could have far-reaching consequences for trade, investment and Great Britain's position on the international scene.

The campaign will be bitterly contested in a country with a long tradition of euroscepticism and a hostile right-wing press, with opinion polls showing Britons are almost evenly divided.

Timeline

  • 23 June: Date for the UK's EU in/out referendum.
  • 27-28 June: EU summit.
  • July-December 2017: UK holds rotating EU Council Presidency.

Updated: 29-09-2024

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