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UK referendum in 2017 says Cameron

23.01.13 @ 07:50

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The UK will hold an in/out referendum on its EU membership in 2017, Prime Minister David Cameron will say on Wednesday. Cameron is expected to promise to negotiate the UK's membership terms followed by a public vote if his Conservative party wins the next election expected in 2015.

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