Edward McMillan-Scott, Lib Dem Euro MP for York, has been on the doorstep talking to residents in Westfield ahead of elections on Thursday.

Edward reported that residents voiced a variety of opinions on local and national politics, including concerns about Labour run York Council. Overwhelmingly the biggest issue for the vast majority was the local economy and jobs.

The region’s MEP since 1984 and Britain’s only vice president of the European Parliament, Edward has been making the case that being in the EU secures jobs and brings investment into York. Nearly 125,000 jobs in the York area are dependent on EU membership and 78% of CBI members saying that they want to stay in the EU.

Speaking about his campaign, Edward McMillan-Scott MEP commented:

“This week’s news that jobless figures in York have returned to pre-recession levels shows that the recovery is gaining pace. However, we cannot put this recovery at risk by exiting our biggest market, Europe.

“At least one in ten jobs in the region depends on our membership of the EU’s Single Market. It is crucial to the recovery and our economic prosperity.

“The residents of York that I’ve spoken to are concerned about what will happen to these jobs and the investment we get from the EU if we let UKIP and the Conservatives put ideology ahead of the national interest.”