Mike Nesbitt MLA will lead an Ulster Unionist delegation to a meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron MP at Downing Street tomorrow.
The Party Leader requested the meeting to discuss the EU Referendum and to seek clarity on the many unknowns surrounding a possible Brexit.
Speaking ahead of the meeting, Mike Nesbitt said:
“We appear to be the only one of the five main parties who are interested in listening to what people have to say about one of the most important decisions we will ever make as a nation.
“There are many uncertainties about the implications of this referendum. Clearly, an “Out” vote poses an existential threat to the future of the United Kingdom, given the position of the Scottish Nationalists. That should be a major concern for Northern Irish unionists. Beyond that, what happens to the plan to set our own rate of Corporation Tax, to farm subsidies, to the funding of our essential network of community and voluntary sector groups?
“We will be asking these questions of the Prime Minister before calling a special meeting of our Party Executive, who will decide the Party’s position ahead of the Referendum in June. We expect that Executive meeting to be in days rather than weeks.”