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| EU referendum: David Cameron to say national security at stake | EU referendum: David Cameron to say national security at stake |
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| David Cameron is to warn Britain's economic and national security is at stake in the upcoming referendum on membership of the European Union. | David Cameron is to warn Britain's economic and national security is at stake in the upcoming referendum on membership of the European Union. |
| The prime minister will tell the CBI conference the issue is not whether the UK can survive outside the EU but whether it would be more successful. | |
| He is due to set out his proposals for reform in a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday. | He is due to set out his proposals for reform in a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday. |
| Meanwhile, Downing Street has said talk of a June referendum date is "wrong". | Meanwhile, Downing Street has said talk of a June referendum date is "wrong". |
| David Cameron has said the UK needs to negotiate "better deal" from its membership of the EU and will hold an in-out referendum on the issue by the end of 2017 - although he has not said when the vote will be hold. | David Cameron has said the UK needs to negotiate "better deal" from its membership of the EU and will hold an in-out referendum on the issue by the end of 2017 - although he has not said when the vote will be hold. |
| This is a key week for David Cameron's talks with the EU's other 27 leaders. | This is a key week for David Cameron's talks with the EU's other 27 leaders. |
| On Tuesday, for the first time, he'll set out in writing the areas of the EU he wants to reform; such as protecting the sovereignty of national governments and restricting benefits for migrant workers. | On Tuesday, for the first time, he'll set out in writing the areas of the EU he wants to reform; such as protecting the sovereignty of national governments and restricting benefits for migrant workers. |
| 'Deaf ears' | 'Deaf ears' |
| The BBC's Brussels correspondent Alex Forsyth said the letter was largely expected to confirm what's already known but would be a significant moment in the lead-up to December's summit of EU leaders - where the proposals will be discussed. | The BBC's Brussels correspondent Alex Forsyth said the letter was largely expected to confirm what's already known but would be a significant moment in the lead-up to December's summit of EU leaders - where the proposals will be discussed. |
| Mr Cameron, she said, has the tough task of convincing other EU leaders his planned changes are acceptable, while persuading Eurosceptics they're meaningful. The prime minister has warned he'll rule nothing out if his demands fall on deaf ears . | Mr Cameron, she said, has the tough task of convincing other EU leaders his planned changes are acceptable, while persuading Eurosceptics they're meaningful. The prime minister has warned he'll rule nothing out if his demands fall on deaf ears . |
| In an "off the cuff" speech to business leader on Monday, he will say what is at stake is not just a matter of jobs and trade and but the nation's security. | In an "off the cuff" speech to business leader on Monday, he will say what is at stake is not just a matter of jobs and trade and but the nation's security. |
| He will say that a decision on whether to remain in the EU - or leave - is the biggest political choice in a lifetime and the result will be final. | He will say that a decision on whether to remain in the EU - or leave - is the biggest political choice in a lifetime and the result will be final. |
| Meanwhile, Downing Street has dismissed reports the poll could be held in June, saying this was "not true". | Meanwhile, Downing Street has dismissed reports the poll could be held in June, saying this was "not true". |
| David Cameron is understood to want an early vote but has already been forced to rule out holding the poll on 5 May, the same day as national elections in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. | David Cameron is understood to want an early vote but has already been forced to rule out holding the poll on 5 May, the same day as national elections in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. |
| The Vote Leave campaign said David Cameron's negotiating demands were likely to be "trivial". | |
| 'The public wants the end of the supremacy of EU law and to take back control of our economy, our borders, and our democracy," said its campaign director Dominic Cummings. | |
| "The only way to do this is to vote leave. No. 10 is panicking because people can see the renegotiation is a dishonest gimmick." |