CHEAP holidays, job creation, exploitation and rail privatisation were touched on when left-wingers hosted a own debate over Brexit.

Labour Party group Momentum hosted a discussion on the EU referendum at Friends Meeting house, Quakers Hall, Watford, last Friday.

Farm terrace activist Sara-Jane Trebar chaired the panel which included Labour councillor Matt Turmaine and Unite the Unions EU referendum campaigns officer, Simon Dubbins arguing for remaining in Europe.

The Rail, Maritime & Transport Union’s (RMT) general secretary Mick Cash and the Green Party’s Mike Gold gave the argument for leaving.

Cllr Turmaine cited trade and economics as reasons to remain, addressing the local argument that 54 per cent of Hertfordshire trade exports goes directly to the EU.

He continued that overall it would be “positive to stay” as consumers would reap the benefits from cheaper holidays and lower mobile phone tariff charges.

Unite’s Simon Dubbins argued the UK’s overall export produce to the EU rested at 45 per cent, and claimed multinational companies provide investment through job creation.

But Mick Cash said the EU is nothing more than a "club for the bosses", whose workers suffer exploitation.

He said that the UK ferry industry uses the EU’s posted-worker directive to employ migrant labour at £2.50 per hour, adding that under the EU’s fourth rail package, renationalisation of Britain’s rail network is an impossibility.

Mrs Trebar said: “It was great to get a proper debate going in Watford on such an important subject.”