Alan Johnson comment on the publication of the draft plan for the UK's membership of the EU

Alan Johnson MP, Chair of Labour In For Britain, commenting on the publication of Donald Tusk’s letter outlining a draft plan for the UK’s membership of the EU, said:

“Britain’s membership of the EU is much bigger than any changes David Cameron hopes to make. 

“The sooner these reforms are agreed, the sooner we can we can step up the campaign to keep Britain in Europe and end the uncertainty around our EU membership.

“At the outset of this process, Labour were clear that David Cameron must not use these reforms to damage protections at work guaranteed through our EU membership. The Tories have been prevented from hitting British workers’ rights to minimum paid leave, rights for agency workers, guaranteed paid maternity and paternity leave and protection from discrimination.

“Labour is campaigning to keep Britain in the European Union because our membership brings jobs, prosperity and Britain’s influence in the world as well as protecting British workers and keeping us safer.”

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Well said Alan Johnston. We need to get on with making the case to the British public. We cannot allow internal Tory party politics to detract from our presentation of the powerful arguments for remaining within the European Union. Time is of the essence! Only the Labour Party is capable of mobilising the grassroot networks of campaigners to take the fight to Ukip and Tory-kippers and put the simple and straightforward case for staying in the EU with voters on their own doorsteps of peace, prosperity and cooperation.