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Conservative government would be dominated by an all-consuming and damaging obsession within his party about whether Britain should leave the EU

— Ed Miliband

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Even Dick Turpin had the decency to wear a mask when he robbed people.

I may be new to this game, but I think I ask the questions.

No transfer of powers without an in/out referendum without a clear choice about whether Britain stays in the EU

We are better off in a reformed EU than outside with no influence

[An in/out referendum is] going to put Britain through years of uncertainty, and take a huge gamble with our economy.

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