On the 19th May this year, David Cameron, triumphant from a largely unexpected general election win a week earlier promised to push on with the EU referendum. The Guardian headline of 19th May read \u201cCameron to publish EU referendum bill one day after Queen\u2019s speech.\u201d That was 27th May.<\/p>\n
On the 10th October this year, The Daily Telegraph headlined \u201cDavid Cameron\u2019s four key demands to remain in the EU revealed and wrote \u201cDavid Cameron and his Cabinet allies name their price for Britain to stay part of Europe\u201d. The article covers exactly what David Cameron sees as a vision for Britain.<\/p>\n
The Telegraph continued \u201cDetails of the Prime Minister\u2019s negotiation plan remain secret. In a tactic that has infuriated EU politicians, Downing Street has refused to send a written list of Mr Cameron\u2019s objectives to Brussels.\u201d And, \u201cDiplomats have been sent to win support from 27 European countries for a new deal between Britain and Brussels ahead of an \u201cin-out\u201d referendum. A new campaign will start on Monday (12th October) in an attempt to persuade voters to choose to stay in the EU.<\/p>\n
The Key points that names the price for Britain to stay part of of Europe are:<\/p>\n
Forcing Brussels to make \u201can explicit statement\u201d that Britain will be kept out of any move towards a European superstate. This will require an exemption for the UK from the EU\u2019s founding principle of \u201cever closer union\u201d.<\/p>\n
An \u201cexplicit statement\u201d that the euro is not the official currency of the EU, making clear that Europe is a \u201cmulti-currency\u201d union. Ministers want this declaration in order to protect the status of the pound sterling as a legitimate currency that will always exist.<\/p>\n
A new \u201cred card\u201d system to bring power back from Brussels to Britain. This would give groups of national parliaments the power to stop unwanted directives being handed down and to scrap existing EU laws.<\/p>\n