Cameron Promises Referendum by 2017 on U.K. Leaving EU
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Prime Minister David Cameron pledged a referendum on Britain leaving the European Union, drawing rebukes from Germany, France and his own coalition partner.
Cameron, describing British backing for the status quo in Europe as “wafer thin,” said he would put the question to a popular vote by the end of 2017, if re-elected in two years and once he has negotiated a return of some powers to the U.K. He said that he wants the U.K. to remain in the EU.