British EU exit risk to Ireland

The biggest loser from a Conservative Party victory in next month’s election might end up being Ireland.

Prime minister David Cameron has pledged to renegotiate Britain’s EU membership should he win a second term, and hold a vote by the end of 2017 on whether to remain in the common market of more than 500m people.

Britain is Ireland’s biggest trading partner, accounting for more than $44bn (€41bn) in 2013, data compiled by Bloomberg show.