05/02/2014 Party Political Broadcasts - Liberal Democrats

-NICK CLEGG:

-Are you in, or are you out?

That's the real question at stake at the European elections on May 22nd.

UKIP wants to take Britain

out of the European Union,

even though that would wreck the recovery and destroy jobs.

The Conservatives are now openly flirting with exit,

and the Labour Party, well, they just don't have the courage

of their convictions on this -

they wouldn't lift a finger to help keep Britain in the EU.

So I'm asking you to vote for the Liberal Democrats,

the party of "in" -

in for the sake of British prosperity and jobs.

I'm in because we set the global standards

for shipping for the world.

95% of everything we use, we eat, we heat ourselves in, comes in by sea.

Our main competitor and our market is in Europe,

so we have to remain one and the same.

Out means fewer jobs.

Out makes it harder to catch criminals that cross our borders.

Out means we can't work with our neighbours

to tackle climate change.

Out means we just pull up the drawbridge

and turn our backs on the world.

I'm in because as a student,

I get opportunities just to access funding

through the EU on an Erasmus grant,

and through that, I can study abroad in France. I'm going today.

And I get to study with people from all over the world,

and that's all thanks to the EU.

In Europe means being in work.

In means working with other European countries

to keep our streets safer and to protect our environment.

In means standing tall in the world

because we stand tall in our own backyard.

I'm in for me, I'm in for my business and I'm in for my children.

Europe is key to us. It's our growth market.

When we sell to a customer in the EU, it's simple.

They're not going to get a customs charge.

It's just like selling to the UK.

If you're for "in",

make yourself heard.

Don't wait for a general election, don't wait for a referendum,

don't let anyone put jobs at risk

and don't let anyone throw our recovery away.

Let's keep Britain prosperous, safe and strong.

Be for "in."

Vote Liberal Democrat.