It would not, he argued, be "wise" and the UK could lose its global leadership role, but that it was as important for Europhiles notto over-exaggerate the dangers, just as it was vital that Eurosceptics did not underestimate the consequences.
Head of student affairs Faisal Hanjra said he believed such a step was not generally useful because it tended toexaggerate the threat and blow the issue out of proportion.