U.K.'s EU-Exit Battle Lines Harden With Renegotiation in Sight

  • Government has four key demands, Sunday Telegraph reports
  • Prime Minister has pledged referendum before the end of 2017

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Battle lines hardened on Sunday over the U.K.’s membership of the European Union, with a newspaper reporting that the government is seeking compromise on four points to stay inside the 28-member bloc.

Prime Minister David Cameron will negotiate for explicit pledges on the status of the pound and London’s financial district before the in-or-out referendum he’s promised to hold by the end of 2017, the Sunday Telegraph reported. The plan, which didn’t mention free movement of people or a limit on benefits, was branded as vague by those campaigning to exit.