TODAY marks 100 days until the EU referendum when voters will decide for or against 'Brexit'.
The battlegrounds have already been drawn, with the net cost, immigration and national sovereignty all keys issues ahead of the vote on June 23.
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You may already have started to receive leaflets through your door or email spam from both campaign camps, Britain Better in Europe and Vote Leave, but things are set to intensify as the weeks go by.
The campaign across Cumbria is heating up, with local supporters and opponents of the European Union clashing on whether an exit would benefit or damage the county's economy, agricultural industry and tourism.
Recent research by YouGov suggests Cumbria is the tenth most eurosceptic area in Britain, with the study suggesting criticism and opposition to EU institutions has a stronghold in many rural communities.
Tim Farron, MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, supports continued membership of the EU. Photo: Ben Birchall/PA Wire Tim Farron, MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale and Liberal Democrat leader, outlined his position on Brexit at the party's spring conference on Sunday (13/03).
Mr Farron said: "We believe Britain thrives when we lead amongst our neighbours in Europe, and will be diminished when we walk away from of the most important group of nations on the planet.
"We can be sure that the UK has no chance of exercising any kind of leadership if it opts for isolation and irrelevance."
Mayor of London Boris Johnson delivers a speech during a Vote Leave campaign event at the Europa Worldwide freight company in Dartford, Kent. Friday March 11 2016. Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
Fellow south Cumbria MPs, John Woodcock and Jamie Reed, have also said they will be campaigning to stay in the European Union.
Major south Cumbria employers and business leaders signed a letter published in The Times , outlining their support of continued EU membership.
Sir Roger Carr, the chairman of BAE Systems, Sir Andrew Witty, chief executive of GSK, and Juergen Maier, chief executive of Siemens, all signed the letter, which raised fears over the possible loss of trade with Brexit.
But there are strong voices of discontent, and the coming months of debate could way shift public opinion.
The UK's net contribution towards the European Union comes to £8.5bn each year and critics argue it is money better spent elsewhere, on the NHS for example.
Philip Griffiths, Ukip North West president, said: "If you value freedom and democracy and believe in our country, do not believe anything that Cameron and company tell you, our future should not be in the corrupt EU which is fast becoming yet another dictatorship.
"His so called deal is nothing less than window dressing, there are no reforms and the pathetic changes that he has hailed as a victory can be rejected by the EU institutions at any time in the future."
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