Gordon Brown calls for a more positive case to be made for staying in EU

Gordon Brown said Britain should be leading in Europem not leaving it, and added that his intervention at a Centre for European Reform event in London on Thursday evening would be the first of a series over the coming weeks. ..."I intend to make the positive, principled, patriotic case with all the passion I can for Britain being part of the European Union," Brown said. "This is particularly important to win over the Labour and non-Conservative vote who are unhappy with the status quo."

..."While it is, of course, our duty to point out the risks from leaving, voters need positive reasons showing how Europe can improve their livelihoods, their environment and their children’s future prospects," he said.