Ed Miliband has today
effectively confirmed that if Labour are in government after the next election
they will not give the British people a say on our membership of the European
Union.
This admission shows that the
only way to get an in-out referendum on Britain’s EU membership is by electing
a Conservative government. Only the Conservatives can deliver real change in
Europe.
Stephen said: “Our
relationship with Europe isn’t working and it needs to change. David Cameron
has set out a plan to seek a new settlement for Britain in Europe,
and will then let the British people decide in an
in-out referendum by the end of 2017.”
“But today Ed Miliband has
said that there won’t be a referendum under Labour. The Liberal Democrats won’t
have one either and UKIP can’t deliver on their promises.”
“There’s now no doubt that
the only way people in South Basildon & East Thurrock can get a say on
Britain’s membership of the EU is by voting Conservative.”
Prime Minister David Cameron
said: “Today Ed Miliband has made his position crystal clear – there will be no
referendum under Labour. Only the Conservatives will guarantee and deliver that
referendum. It will only happen if I am Prime Minister.”
