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DAVID CAMERON: WE'LL NEVER HOLD A REFERENDUM ON THE EU
By Emily Fox for express.co.uk
During Prime Minister's Questions, MrCameron, who met with President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy this afternoon, insisted there was "no case" for a vote.
David Cameron met with President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy outside Downing Street
Mr Cameron said: "I want us to be influential in Europe about the things that matter to our national interest - promoting the single market, pushing forward for growth, making sure we get lower energy prices.
"Those are things we will be fighting for but I don't see the case for an in out referendum on Europe.
"We are in Europe, we have got to make it work for us."
His comments will infuriate thousands of Britons, including Daily Express readers, who have called for a referendum on Britain's ties with Europe.
The news comes as a group made up from around 80 new intake Conservative MPs plan to press the Government for significant changes in Britain's role in Europe.
Tory MP George Eustice, one of the group's conveners, insisted the initial aim was for reforms rather than a referendum.
He said: "The aim of this new group is to promote debate about creating a new relationship with the EU and reversing the process of EU integration."
The group will work closely with think-tank Open Europe and could eventually expand to take in Labour eurosceptics and possibly some Liberal Democrats.
After a summer of turmoil in Europe, opinion is hardening against Brussels and many senior figures want Cameron to seize the moment but the Prime Minister is wary of dividing the coalition over the issue.
Chancellor, George Osborne admitted last night that growth had taken a turn for the worse.
Backbencher, Bill Cash warned that the refusal to grant a
" You're creating an extremely dangerous situation," he
"Why won't you give the British people the right to have
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
I don't see the case for an in out referendum on Europe
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