The comments came two days after Cameron announced his bid for another five years in Downing Street during the launching ceremony of the Conservative Party's poster.
Cameron said Britain wants to have more freedom in some policy areas including national policy. If the EU makes the necessary reforms his "government is to back a vote in 2017 to remain in the European Union."
"The key areas are safeguarding the single market, getting out of ever closer union, being able to veto regulations and a package of measures on welfare," Cameron added.
Cameron is to meet Merkel in London on Wednesday and answering a question on the agenda he said the issue on EU membership he said, "would be a part of our conversation."
Cameron said he wants the U.K. to remain in the EU but "If I don’t get what is needed I rule nothing out," and he also said he would like to see a referendum on EU membership as soon as possible. The referendum is said to take place in 2017.
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During the interview with the daily mail, Cameron claimed that his government has not solved every problem "but we have made important progress."
Cameron who assumed office in May 2010 said the 2015 vote "is the most important election for a generation, a real choice between continued competence or disaster."
When defending his party's campaign, Cameron said the Labor party would spend an extra £13.5 billion on debt interest.
The United Kingdom general election in May 7, 2015 will be the election to form the 56th parliament.
The terms of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (as amended by the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013) mandate dissolution of the present 55th Parliament on 30 March 2015.
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Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday he would like to bring forward a planned referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union from 2017 if possible...
ReplyDeleteUnder pressure from Eurosceptic members of his own party and the rise in popularity of the anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP), Cameron has pledged to renegotiate Britain's ties with the 28-nation bloc and try to claw back powers to London.
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"If I think we could do that earlier I would be delighted. The sooner I can deliver on this commitment of a renegotiation and a referendum ... the better," he told the BBC.
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ReplyDeleteEd Miliband said the UK Labour Party would not allow the United Kingdom to exit the European Union during a Salford, Greater Manchester, campaign launched Monday ahead of the May 2015 general elections.
“Make no mistake: exit from the EU would be a dramatic mistake for our country and our economy,” the party's leader Ed Miliband was quoted as saying by The Independent.
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