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| David Cameron 'won't quit if EU vote lost' | David Cameron 'won't quit if EU vote lost' |
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| David Cameron says he will stay on as prime minister even if he loses the UK's referendum on its EU membership. | David Cameron says he will stay on as prime minister even if he loses the UK's referendum on its EU membership. |
| The PM told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show he did not think quitting the EU was "the right answer" but the government would "do everything necessary to make it work" if the UK voted to leave. | The PM told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show he did not think quitting the EU was "the right answer" but the government would "do everything necessary to make it work" if the UK voted to leave. |
| He also said he was hopeful of a deal by February on the EU reforms he wants to secure before holding the vote. | He also said he was hopeful of a deal by February on the EU reforms he wants to secure before holding the vote. |
| The in-out referendum has been promised by the end of 2017. | The in-out referendum has been promised by the end of 2017. |
| Live: Reaction to David Cameron on Marr Show | Live: Reaction to David Cameron on Marr Show |
| The PM also reiterated his desire to campaign for the UK to remain in a reformed EU, but said he would rule nothing out if his demands were refused. | The PM also reiterated his desire to campaign for the UK to remain in a reformed EU, but said he would rule nothing out if his demands were refused. |
| He said he was "close" to securing a deal, and suggested the vote could be held this summer, but that it would take place "later" if no agreement is reached. | |
| One of his key proposals - a four-year freeze on in-work benefits for EU migrants - has met with stern opposition from his European counterparts, but Mr Cameron said it was still on the table until an "equally powerful and meaningful" alternative was proposed. | |
| Asked whether the measure could be extended to UK nationals to overcome the opposition, he replied: "When I have got an announcement to make I will make it." | |
| He also said it had always been his intention to allow ministers to campaign for either side once a deal was reached, saying this was "fair, sensible and reasonable". |