Obama: Why Britons should reject Brexit

Argued the case to remain in EU

The US President, Barack Obama, has called on Britons to reject an exit from the European Union in the June vote, as he said EU membership enhances Britain's global leadership.

During a three-day visit to the UK, Obama said the outcome of the poll is a "matter of deep interest to the US" as he warned of the repercussions of a Brexit. "The European Union does not moderate British influence - it magnifies it. A strong Europe is not a threat to Britain's global leadership; it enhances Britain's global leadership," he said, according to Bloomberg. Osborne: Brexit will cost British households £4,300 a year His warning added that the UK would be less able to deal with economic shocks, terrorism and the migration crisis outside of the EU. "I will say, with th...