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| EU exit would put jobs in Wales at risk says David Cameron | EU exit would put jobs in Wales at risk says David Cameron |
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| Leaving the EU would put 100,000 jobs in Wales at risk, Prime Minister David Cameron has said. | Leaving the EU would put 100,000 jobs in Wales at risk, Prime Minister David Cameron has said. |
| Mr Cameron, who wants to stay in the union, made the comments during a visit to GE Aviation in Nantgarw on Friday. | Mr Cameron, who wants to stay in the union, made the comments during a visit to GE Aviation in Nantgarw on Friday. |
| Treasury officials have estimated the jobs in Wales could be linked to exports to EU countries. | Treasury officials have estimated the jobs in Wales could be linked to exports to EU countries. |
| Meanwhile, former Tory leader Michael Howard has backed an exit, saying Mr Cameron's negotiations have "met with failure". | Meanwhile, former Tory leader Michael Howard has backed an exit, saying Mr Cameron's negotiations have "met with failure". |
| Mr Cameron said: "Three million jobs in our country including 100,000 here in Wales are in some way reliant on European trade. I don't think we should put those at risk. | Mr Cameron said: "Three million jobs in our country including 100,000 here in Wales are in some way reliant on European trade. I don't think we should put those at risk. |
| "We have a big say in this market. We can make sure that we sign trade deals with other countries across the world. I think the alternatives would be worse." | |
| He added foreign companies come to Wales "because we're part of the European Union". | |
| "If you base yourself here you know... you've got that access right through the European Union for your goods and services - that is what is at threat," Mr Cameron said. | |
| Earlier this week, Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said he was not convinced by the EU deal negotiated by Mr Cameron and will be backing the campaign to leave. | Earlier this week, Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said he was not convinced by the EU deal negotiated by Mr Cameron and will be backing the campaign to leave. |
| Meanwhile, one of Mr Cameron's predecessors, Lord Howard, said: "If the UK voted to leave, there would be a significant chance that they would ask us to think again." | Meanwhile, one of Mr Cameron's predecessors, Lord Howard, said: "If the UK voted to leave, there would be a significant chance that they would ask us to think again." |
| Asked if he was surprised by Mr Davies' decision, the prime minister said most Welsh MPs across the parties were supporting the Remain campaign. | |
| "For Welsh MPs and members of the Welsh assembly, it's up to them to make their choice," he said. | |
| "But each of them has only one vote. It will be the people of Wales, the people of the United Kingdom who will make this decision. | |
| "If you look across parliament, you take the 40 MPs who represent Wales in parliament, I think 34 of them on an all-party basis are supporting the idea of Britain remaining in the European Union," he added. | |
| On his former leader's Mr Howard's comments, he said "this is not a debate between politicians, this a debate for the whole of the country to get involved in". | |
| But he said the idea of a "third way" where the UK could have another renegotiation and referendum if it voted to leave was "a complete fiction". | |
| Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb has backed the prime minister, saying remaining in the EU was right for Welsh businesses and the "overwhelming majority of people who create jobs in Wales support Britain and Wales staying part of the European Union". | Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb has backed the prime minister, saying remaining in the EU was right for Welsh businesses and the "overwhelming majority of people who create jobs in Wales support Britain and Wales staying part of the European Union". |