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EU referendum: New 'exit' group launches its campaign EU referendum: New 'exit' group launches its campaign
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A new cross-party campaign aimed at taking the UK out of the European Union is being launched on Friday. A cross-party campaign to take the UK out of the EU has been launched, with one of its key backers saying it can be a "unifying force" for Eurosceptics.
Vote Leave is made up of Conservative, Labour and UKIP MPs and donors.Vote Leave is made up of Conservative, Labour and UKIP MPs and donors.
It is the second Eurosceptic campaign to launch ahead of the in/out referendum promised by the end of 2017. It is competing with a rival group, UKIP-backed Leave.EU, to be the official Out campaign in the referendum promised by the end of 2017.
David Cameron hopes to reform the EU ahead of the referendum and will discuss his proposals with German Chancellor Angela Merkel when he hosts her at Chequers on Friday evening. David Cameron is to discuss his planned EU reforms with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at Chequers later.
'Take control''Take control'
Vote Leave, whose supporters include Labour's Kate Hoey and UKIP's Douglas Carswell, says it wants to negotiate a new deal based on free trade and friendly co-operation.Vote Leave, whose supporters include Labour's Kate Hoey and UKIP's Douglas Carswell, says it wants to negotiate a new deal based on free trade and friendly co-operation.
The group is funded by people of different party affiliations, such as the City millionaire and Tory donor Peter Cruddas, Labour's biggest private backer John Mills and former UKIP treasurer Stuart Wheeler.The group is funded by people of different party affiliations, such as the City millionaire and Tory donor Peter Cruddas, Labour's biggest private backer John Mills and former UKIP treasurer Stuart Wheeler.
Its core message is about sovereignty, with "take control" the main slogan - it is planning to spend about £20m. Its core message is about sovereignty, with "take control" the main slogan. It is planning to spend about £20m.
Ms Hoey called for an end to the "supremacy" of EU legislation over UK law, saying: "If we vote to leave, then the £350m we send to Brussels every week can be spent on our priorities like the NHS".Ms Hoey called for an end to the "supremacy" of EU legislation over UK law, saying: "If we vote to leave, then the £350m we send to Brussels every week can be spent on our priorities like the NHS".
AnalysisAnalysis
By Laura Kuenssberg, BBC political editorBy Laura Kuenssberg, BBC political editor
The campaign's argument is simply that the EU has too much control over too much of our lives.
But stand by for clashes over how much money we get back, compared with what we put in.
The arguments over whether we really gain or lose economically will be a central strand of the referendum debate, with the government, most of the Labour Party, the SNP, the Liberal Democrats and much of the business world pressing the case that the rewards of being in the EU are much greater than the costs.The arguments over whether we really gain or lose economically will be a central strand of the referendum debate, with the government, most of the Labour Party, the SNP, the Liberal Democrats and much of the business world pressing the case that the rewards of being in the EU are much greater than the costs.
But Vote Leave has money, campaign muscle, a plan to build a politically broad-based group, and a clear message.But Vote Leave has money, campaign muscle, a plan to build a politically broad-based group, and a clear message.
It is also confident it will end up becoming the official campaign, designated by the Electoral Commission, rather than the campaign Leave.EU that includes the UKIP leader, Nigel Farage and UKIP's multi-millionaire donor, Aaron Banks.
The two groups, Vote Leave and Leave.EU, have had talks and may eventually join forces, but for now they are being run as separate campaigns.
On the other side, the In campaign, which makes the case for the UK's EU membership, is expected to launch early next week.
Read more on Laura Kuenssberg's blogRead more on Laura Kuenssberg's blog
Another member of Vote Leave, Tory MP Steve Baker, is co-chairman of the Conservatives for Britain group. The Electoral Commission has yet to designate the official campaigns on either side of the EU debate.
He said: "Conservatives for Britain supports the prime minister's attempt to negotiate a fundamentally different relationship with the EU. The chosen groups will benefit from increased spending limits of £7m during the campaign period, campaign broadcasts and a free mailout to households.
"But we also support the creation of a professional cross-party campaign that can fight the referendum if the EU does not give the PM fundamental change." They all get access to public meeting rooms and to the electoral register, and are entitled to public grants of up to £600,000.
UKIP's Douglas Carswell said he would be voting for the UK to leave the EU to "end the supremacy of EU law and the British public can take back control". 'One-horse race'
"That is the safer choice - safer for our democracy and our economy." The commission says it will choose the campaign which represents "to the greatest extent those campaigning for that outcome".
Another group promoting an EU exit - Leave.EU - is already running, with a UKIP donor behind it and party leader Nigel Farage playing a prominent role. UKIP has said it will stand "hand in hand" with the Leave.EU group, which party leader Nigel Farage has hailed as a "show of unity" of anti-EU groups.
EU ambitions On Twitter, Mr Farage welcomed the formation of Vote Leave, which is backed by the Business for Britain and Conservatives for Britain groupings, saying "making the business argument for leaving the EU is important if we are to win the referendum".
Talks between the two groups over joining forces have not reached any agreement so far. Explaining his decision to back a different group to his leader, Mr Carswell, UKIP's only MP, told BBC News it would be "quite wrong" for the party to only back one group.
He said the battle to be chosen as the official No campaign was a "one-horse race", with Vote Leave "almost certainly" going to be selected.
Asked about the two rival camps, he said the campaign to leave was "going to have one or two tensions", saying these could be managed, and predicted Vote Leave would be a "unifying force".
Mr Carswell also said it was "only a matter of time" before the two campaigns rolled into one.
Tory MP Steve Baker, co-chairman of Conservatives for Britain, said his group supported Mr Cameron's attempts to reform the EU, but added: "We also support the creation of a professional cross-party campaign that can fight the referendum if the EU does not give the PM fundamental change."
No date has yet been set for the referendum on Britain's membership of the EU but David Cameron has promised to hold the vote by the end of 2017.No date has yet been set for the referendum on Britain's membership of the EU but David Cameron has promised to hold the vote by the end of 2017.
The prime minister has said he will campaign for Britain to remain in the EU if he secures the reforms he wants.The prime minister has said he will campaign for Britain to remain in the EU if he secures the reforms he wants.
Mr Cameron has not disclosed the full details of what he is seeking but he has indicated that he wants the UK to be able to opt-out from an EU ambition to forge an "ever closer union" of people across Europe. He will use his meeting with Mrs Merkel to discuss some of his demands, which include an opt-out from an EU ambition to forge an "ever closer union" of people across Europe.
He will also try to get restrictions on welfare benefits - in particular, tax credits - for migrants and more powers to block or opt out of new EU laws.He will also try to get restrictions on welfare benefits - in particular, tax credits - for migrants and more powers to block or opt out of new EU laws.