David Cameron has angered his own backbenchers by appearing to renege on a promise that he would hold a referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU if he was prime minister after 2015.
Speaking at a campaign event in Eastleigh ahead of a by-election in the Hampshire constituency on February 28, the prime minister told voters: "To get an EU referendum you need to vote for a Tory-only government."
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Thursday, 21 February 2013
i-thorts' i-Politics: PM appears to falter on EU vote pledge
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
i-thorts' i-Politics: David Cameron hailed as ‘heir to Margaret Thatcher’
DAVID CAMERON was hailed as the “heir to Thatcher” yesterday after MPs said his success in forcing the EU’s first budget cut will save every British household £150.
The Prime Minister was cheered by Tory backbenchers as he told the House of Commons Britain had finally put the brakes on the Brussels gravy train ... But warned that British MEPs ... must back [him ... so] it is agreed by the European Parliament.
Saturday, 9 February 2013
i-thorts' i-Politics: Has David Cameron's EU budget gamble paid off?
With the prime minister expected to claim a historic victory, Tory backbenchers will give him a warm welcome back from Brussels
David Cameron will receive a warm, and possibly rapturous, reception from Conservative MPs on Monday ... the prime minister will say he played a leading role in drawing up the first cut ...
Cameron had always aimed to secure a real-terms freeze ...
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