In answer to the question in the headline, Professor Tim Bale argues ‘No’. He writes: “His resignation as leader won’t make it any easier for whoever takes over as PM to persuade EU member states that we should retain full access to their market without granting their citizens access to ours. They don’t owe us a living, so why allow us to free ride?”More »Professor Bale recently featured in Ireland’s Sunday Business Post in an article on the resurgence of Fianna Fáil - PDF available on requestProfessor Bale is also quoted here in a BBC article on the Conservative leadership battle