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Miliband's EU policy offers 'no referendum, no choice', says Cameron Miliband's EU policy offers 'no referendum, no choice', says Cameron
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David Cameron has dismissed Ed Miliband's conditional promise of an in-out referendum on British membership of the European Union, saying it was clear Labour was in reality offering no choice and no referendum. David Cameron has dismissed Ed Miliband's conditional promise of an in-out referendum on British membership of the European Union, saying it is clear Labour is in reality offering no choice and no referendum.
Speaking on the plane to Israel the prime minister said: "This is not a policy for an in-out referendum. This is a policy clearly designed by a committee that obviously could not agree what to do, and have come up with a policy that makes no sense whatsoever."Speaking on the plane to Israel the prime minister said: "This is not a policy for an in-out referendum. This is a policy clearly designed by a committee that obviously could not agree what to do, and have come up with a policy that makes no sense whatsoever."
Miliband has said he would offer a referendum if there was to be a transfer of powers from the UK to Brussels.Miliband has said he would offer a referendum if there was to be a transfer of powers from the UK to Brussels.
Cameron said: "The British people now have a very, very clear choice. At the next election, they can elect a Tory government that will renegotiate Britain's position in Europe and give people a guaranteed in-out referendum by the end of 2017. If they get a Labour government they get no referendum, no choice, nothing. Cameron said: "The British people now have a very, very clear choice. At the next election they can elect a Tory government that will renegotiate Britain's position in Europe and give people a guaranteed in-out referendum by the end of 2017. If they get a Labour government they get no referendum, no choice, nothing.
"It could not be clearer when you read that article. It was a bit confused overnight in their attempted briefing. It looked like some newspapers swallowed that briefing."It could not be clearer when you read that article. It was a bit confused overnight in their attempted briefing. It looked like some newspapers swallowed that briefing.
"If you read that Financial Times article it is absolutely clear, if you get Miliband, you don't get a referendum, you don't get a choice. It's the classic Labour 'we know best'.""If you read that Financial Times article it is absolutely clear, if you get Miliband, you don't get a referendum, you don't get a choice. It's the classic Labour 'we know best'."
Downing Street was delighted with the revised Labour stance claiming Miliband had provided them a very big stick with which to beat him between now and polling day. Downing Street was delighted with the revised Labour stance, claiming Miliband had provided them a very big stick with which to beat him between now and polling day.
One source said: "It feels like they thought they had for them made a big move, but in reality out there with the public this will mean nothing."One source said: "It feels like they thought they had for them made a big move, but in reality out there with the public this will mean nothing."
They pointed repeatedly to Miliband's own assessment that it was unlikely there would be any proposed transfer of power to Brussels in the next parliament that would trigger a referendum.They pointed repeatedly to Miliband's own assessment that it was unlikely there would be any proposed transfer of power to Brussels in the next parliament that would trigger a referendum.
"That means no choice between 2015 and 2020," the source said."That means no choice between 2015 and 2020," the source said.