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埃德·米利班德在工党年会英语演讲稿中谈及英国脱欧对经济的影响Introduction:EdMilibandtheformerleaderoftheLabourPartyspokeabouttheeffectsofBrexitontheUKeconomyinhisspeechatthepartysannualconference.HediscussedthepotentialdamagethatleavingtheEuropeanUnioncouldhaveontheUKseconomyfocusingontheissuesofreducedtradedecreasedinvestmentandjoblosses.Body:BrexitandReducedTrade:EdMilibandbeganbyhighlightinghowBrexitcouldimpacttradebetweentheUKandtherestoftheEU.TheEUistheUKslargesttradingpartneraccountingfor47%ofitsexportsand54%ofitsimports.LeavingtheEUcouldcreatesignificantbarrierstothistradeincludingincreasedtariffsandcustomschecks.ThiscouldcauseareductionintrademakingitmoredifficultforUKbusinessestoselltheirproductsandservicesabroad.BrexitandDecreasedInvestment:EdMilibandalsospokeaboutthepotentialimpactofBrexitonforeigninvestmentintheUK.AkeyadvantageofbeingamemberoftheEUisaccesstotheSingleMarketwhichallowsbusinessestotradefreelyacrosstheEUwithoutanybarriers.LeavingtheEUcouldmaketheUKalessattractivedestinationforforeigninvestmentasbusinessesmaybelesslikelytoinvestinacountrythatisnolongerpartoftheEU.ReducedforeigninvestmentcouldhavemajorconsequencesfortheUKeconomypotentiallyleadingtoadeclineineconomicgrowth.BrexitandJobLosses:FinallyEdMilibandaddressedtheimpactofBrexitonemploymentintheUK.ManybusinessesintheUKrelyonaccesstotheEUmarkettoselltheirproductsandservices.IfaccesstothismarketisrestrictedafterBrexitthesebusinessesmayhavetoscalebacktheiroperationsleadingtojoblosses.Thiscouldbeparticularlydevastatingforindustriessuchasmanufacturingandtransportthatareheavilyreliantonoverseastrade.Conclusion:InhisspeechattheLabourPartyconferenceEdMilibandhighlightedthesubstantialeconomicrisksofBrexit.HearguedthatleavingtheEUcouldhaveseriousconsequencesfortradeinvestmentandemploymentintheUKwhichinturncouldsignificantlyharmthecountryseconomicprospects.AstheUKgovernmentpreparestonegotiateitsdeparturefromtheEUitisessentialthatpolicymakerscarefullyconsidertheimpactoftheirdecisionsontheUKseconomyanditsworkforce.第PAGE页共NUMPAGES页。