{"id":21410,"date":"2013-01-17T10:22:20","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T09:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/01\/17\/european-union-exit-prime-minister_n_2493306.html?utm_hp_ref=uk-politics?ncid=GEP"},"modified":"2013-01-17T10:22:20","modified_gmt":"2013-01-17T09:22:20","slug":"miliband-warns-cameron-over-eu-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/miliband-warns-cameron-over-eu-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Miliband Warns Cameron Over EU Exit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ed Miliband<\/a> renewed his warning to David Cameron<\/a> on Thursday, that he is leading Britain towards an exit from the European Union.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Labour leader said the prime minister’s expected plan – to be set out in a keynote speech in the Netherlands tomorrow – to renegotiate the UK’s relationship with the EU<\/a> and then put it to a referendum would create uncertainty and damage the economy.<\/p>\n

“The Prime Minister is taking us to the economic cliff,” he told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme.<\/p>\n

“I fear the Prime Minister’s strategy is leading us towards the exit,<\/a> which will cause real damage to our economy.<\/p>\n

“If we put up a sign around Britain saying we might be out of the European Union<\/a> within five years, I don’t think that is going to be good for our country.<\/p>\n

“Putting up a big flag saying ‘Exit,<\/a> Britain’s about to get out’ – is that a good negotiating strategy? I have to say that I think it is a hopeless negotiating strategy.”<\/p>\n

Mr Miliband said Mr Cameron’s strategy was being driven by Eurosceptic Tories.<\/a><\/p>\n

“He has been dragged by a neuralgic Conservative Party towards the position he is taking tomorrow,” he said.<\/p>\n

However, Mr Miliband repeatedly refused to rule out the prospect that he could seek to stage a referendum on the EU<\/a> – and made clear that Labour would not repeal the Government’s “referendum lock” requiring any fresh transfer of powers to Brussels to be put to a popular vote.<\/p>\n

“There is legislation which is on the books, which we don’t propose repealing, which says that if there is a transfer of powers to the European Union,<\/a> then there would be a referendum,” he said.<\/p>\n

He added that he would also seek to repatriate some powers from Brussels relating to issues such as regional and industrial policy.<\/p>\n

“I think there are areas where Britain actually needs some powers back,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ed Miliband renewed his warning to David Cameron on Thursday, that he is leading Britain towards an exit from the European Union.
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