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| Cameron's 'never again' vow on EU | Cameron's 'never again' vow on EU |
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| David Cameron has said "never again" to powers being transferred from the UK to Brussels without a referendum. | David Cameron has said "never again" to powers being transferred from the UK to Brussels without a referendum. |
| He said all future treaties would be put to a public vote as he outlined his new European policy after ruling out a referendum on the Lisbon treaty. | He said all future treaties would be put to a public vote as he outlined his new European policy after ruling out a referendum on the Lisbon treaty. |
| He also promised a sovereignty bill if the Tories win the next election to ensure the supremacy of UK laws. | He also promised a sovereignty bill if the Tories win the next election to ensure the supremacy of UK laws. |
| And he vowed to demand powers back on employment law, the charter of fundamental rights and criminal law. | And he vowed to demand powers back on employment law, the charter of fundamental rights and criminal law. |
| Mr Cameron has been forced to unveil a new set of policies on Europe after being forced to abandon a pledge for a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, which is now to come into force on 1 December. | Mr Cameron has been forced to unveil a new set of policies on Europe after being forced to abandon a pledge for a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, which is now to come into force on 1 December. |
| He has been accused of backtracking on a "cast iron" pledged to hold a referendum, but he said: "I did not promise a referendum come what may, because once the Lisbon Treaty becomes law there is nothing people can do about it." | |
| And he said he did not want to "treat people like fools" by pretending that was not the case. | And he said he did not want to "treat people like fools" by pretending that was not the case. |
| Mr Cameron promised referendums on any future moves to "transfer further powers from Britain to the European Union" if the Tories win power at the next election. | Mr Cameron promised referendums on any future moves to "transfer further powers from Britain to the European Union" if the Tories win power at the next election. |
| But he ruled out what he called a "phoney" referendum on the UK's EU negotiating aims as some in his party have been demanding. | But he ruled out what he called a "phoney" referendum on the UK's EU negotiating aims as some in his party have been demanding. |
| But the Tory leader is still under pressure from Eurosceptics in his own party to offer the public a say on Europe. | But the Tory leader is still under pressure from Eurosceptics in his own party to offer the public a say on Europe. |