{"id":22826,"date":"2013-01-23T12:39:41","date_gmt":"2013-01-23T11:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/01\/23\/nigel-farage-says-cameron_n_2532402.html?utm_hp_ref=uk-politics?ncid=GEP"},"modified":"2013-01-23T12:39:41","modified_gmt":"2013-01-23T11:39:41","slug":"nigel-farage-says-cameron-eu-referendum-pledge-a-victory-for-ukip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/nigel-farage-says-cameron-eu-referendum-pledge-a-victory-for-ukip\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigel Farage Says Cameron EU Referendum Pledge A ‘Victory’ For Ukip"},"content":{"rendered":"
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David Cameron’s decision to commit himself to an in or out referendum<\/a> on the European Union is Ukip’s “biggest victory to date”, Nigel Farage has claimed.<\/p>\n

Writing on The Huffington Post UK<\/a> on Wednesday morning, the Ukip leader said it was a “great triumph for the tens of thousands of Ukip members and supporters” that the idea of Britain leaving the EU issue had now been put “on the nation’s agenda”.<\/p>\n

However Farage insisted that rumours of his party’s demise were exaggerated and that the prime minister had not stolen Ukip’s main selling point.<\/p>\n

“As far as Ukip goes, claims that there is no longer a need for us are nonsense. The genie is out of the bottle: the fight for our country’s liberty starts today and we are more relevant than ever,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

“If David Cameron had promised a free and fair In\/Out referendum during this parliament I would have cheered him.<\/p>\n

“But we haven’t been offered that. Cast Iron Dave – who has a track record on denying the people the chance to have their say – will instead ask the public to forget recent history and trust a manifesto pledge.<\/p>\n

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NIGEL FARAGE: The Prime Minister’s Speech Has Made Today a Victory for Ukip<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

“It is clear the prime minister has been forced by public opinion to offer a referendum but it is also clear that the renegotiation he speaks of will be little more than lip service.<\/p>\n

“EU leaders have been clear in their warnings to the prime minister that there cannot be an a la carte EU and recently proposed changes can be done without a new Treaty. This denies Mr Cameron the negotiating position he is insisting he has.<\/p>\n

Farage added: “They might let us catch herrings in the Solent but not much more.”<\/p>\n

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