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Conservative Revolution

Britain and the world’s oldest conservative think tank

Conservative Revolution

Britain and the world’s oldest conservative think tank

David Cameron threat to torpedo EU budget, but his failure to promise a referendum angers Right

Oct 10, 2012 | Archive, News Articles

David Cameron has threatened to veto the European Union budget but faced a growing backlash against his failure to call a referendum on Europe.

The Prime Minister said he is prepared to torpedo the new Brussels budget which will set spending limits for the period 2014 to 2020 if Eurocrats continue to insist on a ‘massive’ rise.

But Mr Cameron sparked controversy among Tory MPs when he made clear that there is little prospect of a referendum on Britain’s relationship with Europe before the general election.

Read on in the Daily Mail here.