Reasons to stay:

As far back as the year 2000, it has been claimed that three million jobs rely directly on our membership of the European Union. The figure was even cited by Nick Clegg during his time as Deputy Prime Minister. An analysis by Full Fact found that millions of jobs are linked to the EU, but said there is no evidence to show how many would be in jeopardy if we left.

Around 1.4 million British people live abroad in the EU, and having membership makes movement around the continent incredibly easy. Driving licences issued in the UK are valid in all EU countries.

The EU is the world’s biggest market and plays a big role in world trade, climate change issues, development projects and more.It has the clout to take on multinationals such as Google and Microsoft. At the moment Britain plays a key role in the EU, and leaving would see us forgo that.

Reasons to leave:

The flip side of the freedom of work and travel for UK citizens is that people from other EU countries are free to travel to and live in Britain.UKIP leader Nigel Farage says any attempt by the Government to control immigration into the UK is futile as long as we are in the EU

Like most clubs, the EU charges a membership fee, and it has been claimed that the cost is around £55m per day.Analysis by Full Fact estimates the figure is closer to £24m per day when rebates and other receipts are taken into account.