After the Conservative Party swept the 2015 UK general election, party leaders passed a law allowing for a vote on the country’s EU membership. And in June 2016, the UK voted to leave the EU in a referendum that became known as “Brexit.” This nickname is a combination of the words “Britain” and “exit.” Conservative leaders argued that the EU’s debt and flagging economy were bringing the UK down. They said that Britain should be able to set its own regulations around trade and immigration without input from another governing body. Some also promised that money diverted from the EU would be used to fund social services like the NHS, Britain’s national health care system.
Based on the passage, supporters of Brexit argued that
A
the UK would be economically stronger without the EU.
B
money spent on EU membership would be put toward social services.
C
the EU shouldn’t determine Britain’s trade and immigration regulations.
D
all of the above.