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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 future all 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 "lock in" the supremacy of UK laws.He also promised a sovereignty bill if the Tories win the next election to "lock in" the supremacy of UK laws.
And the Tory leader vowed to repatriate powers on the Charter of Fundamental Rights, employment and criminal law.And the Tory leader vowed to repatriate powers on the Charter of Fundamental Rights, employment and criminal law.
Mr Cameron unveiled the new set of policies after abandoning a pledge to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, which is now to come into force on 1 December.Mr Cameron unveiled the new set of policies after abandoning a pledge to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, which is now to come into force on 1 December.
Won't concoct pretext Concoct pretext
He has been accused of backtracking on a "cast iron" pledge 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."He has been accused of backtracking on a "cast iron" pledge 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."
"I recognise there are some who, now that we cannot have a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, want a referendum on something else... anything else. We will give the British people a referendum lock to which only they should hold the key David Cameron, Conservative Party leader
He added: "I recognise there are some who, now that we cannot have a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, want a referendum on something else... anything else.
"But I just don't think it's right to concoct some new pretext for a referendum simply to have one for the sake of it.""But I just don't think it's right to concoct some new pretext for a referendum simply to have one for the sake of it."
He said a "referendum lock" guaranteeing a vote on future treaties and the repatriation of some powers were "credible, doable and deliverable" goals. But a Conservative government would amend the European Communities Act 1972 to prohibit the transfer of power to the EU without a referendum.
That would cover any future attempt to take Britain into the European single currency, said Mr Cameron.
"We will give the British people a referendum lock to which only they should hold the key, a commitment very similar to that which exists in Ireland," he added.
'Massive Euro bust-up'
Such a move, together with the repatriation of some powers, was "credible, doable and deliverable" and would prevent the "drift" towards a federal Europe, he argued.
Mr Cameron said the phrase "never again" would feature in the party's general election campaign and manifesto.Mr Cameron said the phrase "never again" would feature in the party's general election campaign and manifesto.
The sovereignty bill would act in place of a written constitution, which Britain does not have, to prevent the "drift" of EU powers into new areas of law, explained Mr Cameron. Renegotiation is not credible or doable - this is all too little too late Nigel Farage, UKIP leader
But he said he would need the agreement of all 27 EU nations to get powers back on employment law, which would include the working time directive, and the Charter of Fundamental Rights. The sovereignty bill would act in place of a written constitution, which Britain does not have, to prevent the "drift" of EU powers into new areas, explained Mr Cameron.
And he reassured other EU nations that he was not seeking a "bust up" with them. He said he would need the agreement of all 27 EU nations to get powers back on employment law, including the working time directive, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and criminal justice.
But he reassured other EU nations that he was not seeking a "massive Euro bust-up", stressing the situation was "complex" and would take the lifetime of a Parliament to solve.
Mr Cameron is seeking to head off a civil war in his party over Europe - but some MPs are likely to continue demanding the public have a say on Europe.
Backbencher Douglas Carswell told the BBC News channel: "I think we need a referendum on our relationship with Europe."
And Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party, which campaigns for Britain's exit from the EU, accused Mr Cameron of attempting to deceive the public on Europe.
"The true state of affairs is that we are signed up to a higher, European legal order. Renegotiation is not credible or doable. This is all too little too late," he said.