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Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:44 PM

Published 11/04/2009 by Guardian.co.uk

Tories shed pledge on Lisbon treaty

• Conservatives abandon plans for referendum on EU agreement

• To appease Eurosceptics, leader will set out tough new stance

David Cameron will attempt to appease Conservative Eurosceptics tomorrowwhen he outlines plans to repatriate some powers from Brussels as part of a toughening...

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...Cameron wrote: "Today, I will give this cast-iron guarantee: If I become PM a Conservative government will hold a referendum on any EU treaty that emerges from these negotiations. No treaty should be ratified without consulting the British people in a referendum."

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David Cameron: A policy on Europe that people c... [The Conservative Party (UK) - YouTube Channel - 11/04/2009]
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