> The benefit of UK in Europe was that it helped curtail the exscesses of the continent. The main representation of the UK in the EU parliament was from UKIP,

> The benefit of UK in Europe was that it helped curtail the exscesses of the continent. The main representation of the UK in the EU parliament was from UKIP, a nationalistic political party that formed a grouping with other nationalists. By leaving, the UK has reduced the size of that nationalistic group.