U.S. warns Britain not to drift away from EU

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5. There's a not insignificant cadre of people who don't like the EU in UK.

Some don't like the economic issues and linkages, others don't like the idea of "bowing down to Brussels."

The more extreme of them write vaguely racist screeds in This England magazine, decrying the influence of dusky, non-English speaking foreigners on the "green and pleasant land."

But then, there's this--which really is the crux of the matter:

British business leaders warned earlier on Wednesday that a UK exit from Europe would leave it outside a possible future free trade deal between the EU and the United States.