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Cameron 'will make sure EU referendum takes place' Cameron 'will make sure EU referendum takes place'
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David Cameron is to promise to "make sure" UK voters get a referendum on whether to leave the European Union.David Cameron is to promise to "make sure" UK voters get a referendum on whether to leave the European Union.
Launching the Conservatives' campaign for the local elections taking place later this month, the prime minister will argue that this is a "fundamental principle" for his party.Launching the Conservatives' campaign for the local elections taking place later this month, the prime minister will argue that this is a "fundamental principle" for his party.
Mr Cameron will say Labour "won't" deliver a referendum and UKIP "can't".Mr Cameron will say Labour "won't" deliver a referendum and UKIP "can't".
He will also argue that he has a record of "standing up" to Brussels over eurozone bailouts and EU budgets. He will also argue that he has a record of "standing up" to Brussels over eurozone bailouts and EU budgets.
Councils in many parts of England will be holding polls on 22 May in England, the same day as elections for the European Parliament. But Labour said the Conservatives were "obsessed" by the electoral threat from the UK Independence Party rather than focusing on the economic pressures facing families.
On 22 May, 161 councils in England - including Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield, Newcastle Upon Tyne and London's 32 boroughs - will be holding elections.
On the same day, there will be elections to 11 councils in Northern Ireland and polls to choose the UK's 73 members of the European Parliament will also be held.
Mr Cameron, who is keen to prevent a surge in votes for UKIP - which campaigns for a withdrawal from the EU - will discuss the subject when he addresses Tory activists in the Midlands.Mr Cameron, who is keen to prevent a surge in votes for UKIP - which campaigns for a withdrawal from the EU - will discuss the subject when he addresses Tory activists in the Midlands.
'Track record''Track record'
The prime minister, who has promised an "in-out" referendum by the end of 2017 if the Conservatives win next year's general election, will say: "To those people who say you won't deliver that renegotiation or referendum, I say: Judge me by my record as prime minister.The prime minister, who has promised an "in-out" referendum by the end of 2017 if the Conservatives win next year's general election, will say: "To those people who say you won't deliver that renegotiation or referendum, I say: Judge me by my record as prime minister.
"Others talk about acting in the national interest or standing up to Europe, I do it, time and again - often in the teeth of opposition in Brussels and with a backdrop of uncertainty about whether it can really happen at home.""Others talk about acting in the national interest or standing up to Europe, I do it, time and again - often in the teeth of opposition in Brussels and with a backdrop of uncertainty about whether it can really happen at home."
Mr Cameron will say: "People said I would never veto a European treaty. In 2011 that's exactly what I did. People said my attempts to cut the European budget would fail. But I secured that cut.Mr Cameron will say: "People said I would never veto a European treaty. In 2011 that's exactly what I did. People said my attempts to cut the European budget would fail. But I secured that cut.
"People said I couldn't get Britain out of the eurozone bailout scheme which Labour got us into, but I did just that. And now, we're not liable to pay for any eurozone country that needs a bail-out."People said I couldn't get Britain out of the eurozone bailout scheme which Labour got us into, but I did just that. And now, we're not liable to pay for any eurozone country that needs a bail-out.
"So I have a track record of delivery - and believe me, whatever it takes, I will deliver this in-out referendum. Labour won't. UKIP can't. I will.""So I have a track record of delivery - and believe me, whatever it takes, I will deliver this in-out referendum. Labour won't. UKIP can't. I will."
Mr Cameron will say: "Let me be absolutely clear. The British people need to have their say on our membership of the EU. 'Privileged few'
Mr Cameron said recently he would not serve as prime minister of a government after the 2015 election that was unable to deliver a referendum.
Speaking on Friday, Mr Cameron will repeat that pledge: "Let me be absolutely clear. The British people need to have their say on our membership of the EU.
"For me this is a fundamental principle. And I would not be prime minister of a government unless we could carry out our pledge of an in-out referendum."For me this is a fundamental principle. And I would not be prime minister of a government unless we could carry out our pledge of an in-out referendum.
"Because the British people deserve their say. And I will make sure they get it.""Because the British people deserve their say. And I will make sure they get it."
Labour said Mr Cameron was showing "weakness not leadership" over Europe.
"With things getting harder, the big question at this election is who will best stand up for hardworking families, but David Cameron is in the pocket of the privileged few, in fear of UKIP and incapable of raising living standards for ordinary people," said shadow Cabinet Office minister Michael Dugher.