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| EU referendum: Fourth Welsh Tory MP will vote to leave | |
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| A fourth Welsh Conservative MP has said he will vote for the UK to leave the European Union in the June referendum. | A fourth Welsh Conservative MP has said he will vote for the UK to leave the European Union in the June referendum. |
| Vale of Clwyd MP Dr James Davies said it was "time to move on". | Vale of Clwyd MP Dr James Davies said it was "time to move on". |
| "The truth is that the EU is a largely political project and Britain has always been a reluctant partner of it," he wrote on his Facebook page. | "The truth is that the EU is a largely political project and Britain has always been a reluctant partner of it," he wrote on his Facebook page. |
| He said he had made his decision by "a relatively small margin" and his vote "will carry no more weight than the vote of any other citizen". | He said he had made his decision by "a relatively small margin" and his vote "will carry no more weight than the vote of any other citizen". |
| David Cameron announced a referendum for 23 June on Saturday after negotiating a deal in Brussels which gives the UK the right to restrict EU migrants' benefits and to be excused from taking part in an "ever-closer union". | David Cameron announced a referendum for 23 June on Saturday after negotiating a deal in Brussels which gives the UK the right to restrict EU migrants' benefits and to be excused from taking part in an "ever-closer union". |
| While the prime minister will campaign in favour of the UK remaining in the EU, Conservative MPs will be allowed to vote as they wish, and ministers can keep their posts in government. | While the prime minister will campaign in favour of the UK remaining in the EU, Conservative MPs will be allowed to vote as they wish, and ministers can keep their posts in government. |
| Of the 11 Welsh Tory MPs, three others have said they will vote for Britain to leave the EU - former Welsh Secretary David Jones, Chris Davies and David Davies. | Of the 11 Welsh Tory MPs, three others have said they will vote for Britain to leave the EU - former Welsh Secretary David Jones, Chris Davies and David Davies. |
| Five have declared in favour of remaining in the EU - Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb, Guto Bebb, Byron Davies, Simon Hart and Craig Williams. | Five have declared in favour of remaining in the EU - Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb, Guto Bebb, Byron Davies, Simon Hart and Craig Williams. |
| The remaining two - junior Wales Office Minister Alun Cairns and Glyn Davies - have yet to declare their views. | The remaining two - junior Wales Office Minister Alun Cairns and Glyn Davies - have yet to declare their views. |
| Labour, Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats have said their parties will campaign to keep the UK in the EU. | Labour, Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats have said their parties will campaign to keep the UK in the EU. |