Former military chief switches to Leave campaign over ‘DISASTROUS EU army’ fears
A FORMER defence chief has turned his back on the worried Remain campaign and backed Britain to leave the European Union.
By JACK FENWICK
Express.co.uk
Sat, Jun 18, 2016
Lord Guthrie has spoken of his fears surrounding a potential “European army” and claimed severing ties with the bloc would be “better for defence”.
This comes despite the Government promising it would “never be part of an EU army”.
Lord Guthrie, who was the professional head of the British Army between 1994 and 1997, had previously put his name down on a letter calling for Britain to stay in the Union.
But the military veteran has now claimed that was “a mistake” and urged British voters to abandon Jean-Claude Juncker’s band of Brussels bureaucrats.
The original letter, which originated in Downing Street, argued that the EU was an “increasingly important pillar of our security”.
It cited the growing threats faced from the likes of Islamic State, Russian nationalism and Middle East instability as reasons Britain should stick with Brussels.
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