SIR - Professor Alan Sked (Letters, May 7) is the latest Brexiteer claiming that Britain will be forced to be part of a "European army". This is yet more scaremongering from a campaign that has given up trying to make the economic case for Brexit.

 

If Professor Sked had read the Prime Minister's renegotiation deal, he would know that it makes clear that Britain will never be part of any EU army. National security is a matter for national government; Britain consequently has a veto on any issue which would affect national defence policy. Nato remains the cornerstone of our defence policy, but this is supported by our EU membership, which magnifies our influence in the world. 

 

Sir Nicholas Soames MP  

 

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