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UK must 'ask for change on Europe,' David Cameron says David Cameron says UK should 'ask for change on Europe'
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Britain is "perfectly entitled" to ask for change on Europe, Prime Minister David Cameron has said. Britain is "perfectly entitled" to ask for a change in its relationship with Europe, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, he said voters would be offered "real choice" on the UK's relationship with the EU at the next election. Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, he said voters would be offered "real choice" on this at the next election.
But he said being entirely outside the EU would not be "right for Britain".But he said being entirely outside the EU would not be "right for Britain".
Mr Cameron is due to make a long-awaited speech on Europe this month. Many Tory MPs are urging a referendum.Mr Cameron is due to make a long-awaited speech on Europe this month. Many Tory MPs are urging a referendum.
The prime minister said any vote would happen within five years.The prime minister said any vote would happen within five years.
"People should be in no doubt that the Conservatives will be offering at the next election a real choice and a real way of giving consent to that choice," he said."People should be in no doubt that the Conservatives will be offering at the next election a real choice and a real way of giving consent to that choice," he said.
"What's happening in Europe right now is massive change being driven by the existence of the euro."What's happening in Europe right now is massive change being driven by the existence of the euro.
"The countries of the euro, they've got to change to make their currency work - they've need to integrate more, they need to make changes to all their systems." "The countries of the euro, they've got to change to make their currency work - they've need to integrate more, they need to make changes to all their systems.
"What that means is they are changing the nature of the organisation to which we belong. And so we are perfectly entitled, and not just entitled but actually enabled... to ask for changes ourselves.""What that means is they are changing the nature of the organisation to which we belong. And so we are perfectly entitled, and not just entitled but actually enabled... to ask for changes ourselves."
Mr Cameron said the government was reviewing which powers should be repatriated back to the UK, and highlighted the internal movement of people in the EU and fishing quotas as areas of concern. As part of a series of ongoing EU reforms partially aimed at sustaining the euro, the European Central Bank will be directly supervising around 200 of the largest European banks from 2014 - but will have the right to intervene if smaller lenders are in trouble.
Mr Cameron also said he did not think it would be "right for Britain" - or in the "national interest" - to leave the EU entirely, pointing out that some 50% of nation's trade was with the EU. EU trade
Also during his interview, Mr Cameron said the government was reviewing which powers should be repatriated back to the UK, and highlighted the internal movement of people in the EU and fishing quotas as areas of concern.
Mr Cameron also said he did not think it would be "right for Britain" - or in the "national interest" - to leave the EU entirely, pointing out some 50% of nation's trade was with the EU.
The UK would have "no say over the rules of the market into which we sell" if it left, he added.The UK would have "no say over the rules of the market into which we sell" if it left, he added.
In the wide-ranging interview, Mr Cameron made a number of major points, including:
  • On the economy, he said it was vital for a country to be able to pay its debts - maintaining "a low rate of interest" so it could borrow money cheaply
  • He said he was "absolutely determined" to overhaul the deportation system so the radical cleric Abu Qatada and others could be deported from the UK before they appeal
  • The prime minister also said he was "absolutely clear" that Britain would defend the Falkland Islands in the face of mounting pressure from Argentina
  • He also confirmed he wanted to remain prime minister until 2020
  • Mr Cameron also said ministers would now consider making it more difficult for EU migrants to come to Britain and claim benefits or free NHS health care
When asked by Andrew Marr if a decision over Europe would have to wait "five years or possibly 10" while negotiations with the EU were completed, Mr Cameron replied: "No, no, that's not going to happen."
'Pretty odd people''Pretty odd people'
During the interview, Mr Cameron was also asked about his previous description of UK Independence Party members as "fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists".During the interview, Mr Cameron was also asked about his previous description of UK Independence Party members as "fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists".
He responded that there were "some pretty odd people" in the party.He responded that there were "some pretty odd people" in the party.
Ukip's leader Nigel Farage later told Sky News the prime minister's comments revealed "how disconnected he is".Ukip's leader Nigel Farage later told Sky News the prime minister's comments revealed "how disconnected he is".
"If he wants to go on being rude about me and rude about Ukip, well let him do it. We won't lose any sleep over it.""If he wants to go on being rude about me and rude about Ukip, well let him do it. We won't lose any sleep over it."
He added there was little prospect of any deal with the Conservative Party "while that man leads it," but conceded he would "do a deal with the devil if it got us what we need, which is a free and fair referendum so that we in this country can decide who governs us".He added there was little prospect of any deal with the Conservative Party "while that man leads it," but conceded he would "do a deal with the devil if it got us what we need, which is a free and fair referendum so that we in this country can decide who governs us".