No UK trade benefit from EU membership - Civitas report

EU membership has not given the UK any "insider advantages" in trade with other European countries, a report by social policy think tank Civitas says.

Most firms back EU trade rules, government report suggests

Most businesses feel European Union rules ensuring the freedom to trade goods with other members are "beneficial to the national interest", a government report suggests.

EU exit would be dreadful for Britain, says former PM Major

(Reuters) - A British exit from the European Union would be a dreadful decision that would cost billions of pounds and leave the world's sixth largest economy isolated, former Prime Minister John Major was quoted as saying on Friday.

Britain must stay in EU, says business lobby group

Britain's business lobby group will set out its "unequivocal" support for Britain staying in the European Union on Monday, claiming that membership brings each household some £3,000 a year.