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| Cameron defends decision to call EU referendum | Cameron defends decision to call EU referendum |
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| David Cameron has defended his decision to call a referendum on the EU - despite the fact it cost him his job. | David Cameron has defended his decision to call a referendum on the EU - despite the fact it cost him his job. |
| The former prime minister said the issue had been "poisoning" British politics and the Conservative Party - and people were frustrated about it. | The former prime minister said the issue had been "poisoning" British politics and the Conservative Party - and people were frustrated about it. |
| He described the Brexit vote and Donald Trump's election in the US as a "movement of unhappiness". | He described the Brexit vote and Donald Trump's election in the US as a "movement of unhappiness". |
| And he urged leaders across the West to take steps to help those who felt left behind by globalisation. | And he urged leaders across the West to take steps to help those who felt left behind by globalisation. |
| Mr Cameron made the comments in a speech to students at Depauw University in Indiana entitled "The Historic Events of 2016 and Where We Go From Here" . | Mr Cameron made the comments in a speech to students at Depauw University in Indiana entitled "The Historic Events of 2016 and Where We Go From Here" . |
| Commenting on the Brexit vote, he said: "I believe and still believe that the fact that we hadn't had a referendum on this issue for 40 years, despite the fact that the European Union was changing, changing, changing, was actually beginning to poison British politics - it was certainly poisoning politics in my own party. | |
| "And I think more broadly people felt 'well, we have been promised referendums and they haven't been delivered' and people were beginning to feel very frustrated about this issue. | |
| "Britain has made its choice - I believe that choice will be carried through. | |
| "I think it is right it is carried through and yes, there will be difficulties along the way because it's a big change, but ultimately it can be made to work." |