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Should the UK have remained in the EU?
Now that Brexit has happened, the UK has officially left the European Union. As the transition period continues and the effects of the decision to leave the EU begin to be felt, we will begin to be able to evaluate whether it was the right choice. Is the UK really stronger upon leaving the EU? Or would it have been better off to remain united?
Yes, the UK should have remained in the EU
This position holds that the UK should have remained in the European Union. It argues that the world needs more international cooperation, not less, that interdependence between nations reduces the scope for war, and that leaving needlessly reopened tensions over the Irish border.
No, the UK should have left the EU
This position holds that the UK was right to leave the EU. It argues that leaving served Britain's economic interests, that it allowed the UK to strengthen control of its borders, and that fears over the Irish border were overstated and need not have blocked Brexit.