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Cameron has committed to hold a referendum on any new treaty that passes significant powers over to the European Union. (Photo: The Prime Minister's Office)

Cameron needs to bring home the bacon

Having lost a great deal of support when he decided not to have a promised referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, the British

prime minister, David Cameron promised that he would definitely repatriate powers from the EU. And at any rate he will ensure that there will be no more powers handed over to the European Union without primary legislation (which has always been required for new treaties anyway) and, possibly, a referendum.

The European Union Act passed by parliament earlier thi...

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Cameron has committed to hold a referendum on any new treaty that passes significant powers over to the European Union. (Photo: The Prime Minister's Office)

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