-:Undertaker:-
06-06-2015, 10:30 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/eureferendum/11657082/conservatives-plot-britains-eu-exit.html
50 Tory MPs sign up to campaign for Britain's independence from the EU
A new group, Conservatives for Britain (CfB), is preparing to campaign for an "out" vote in the EU referendum if David Cameron cannot win radical reforms from Brussels
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03326/cameron-01_3326940b.jpg
David Cameron is planning to possibly bring forward a referendum
More than 50 Conservative MPs are plotting to lead the campaign to leave the European Union, in a move that will electrify the battle for Britain’s future place in the world.
A new group, Conservatives for Britain (CfB), will formally support David Cameron’s efforts to negotiate better terms for Britain’s membership of the EU in talks with other European leaders.
But the MPs behind the initiative warn that unless the Prime Minister achieves truly radical changes, they will urge the British public to vote to withdraw from the EU in the referendum that is due to be held by 2017. (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/eureferendum/)
The group has already signed up more than 50 MPs, including former Cabinet ministers Owen Paterson and John Redwood, organisers say. They expect numbers to rise to 100, or more, including several current ministers, within days.
Members of the European Parliament are also joining CfB and local councillors and party activists across the UK will be urged to register their support as the campaign for Britain's exit from the EU grows.
The group's name has conscious echoes of Business for Britain (http://businessforbritain.org/), the eurosceptic business organisation, and raises the prospect of a single "out" organisation taking shape under the banner "For Britain" when the referendum battle begins.
http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/images/localworld/ugc-images/276435/Article/images/20800766/5901217-large.jpg
Commonwealth: the independence campaign is likely to make the economic case for leaving the EU and engaging more with the Commonwealth
Steve Baker, the Tory MP who is chairing the body at Westminster, says his members will monitor the Prime Minister’s progress in securing a radical new deal. But he warns that unless Britain regains sovereignty over its own laws and power to trade freely, the formal “out” campaign that his colleagues are preparing will be launched.
Writing for The Telegraph, Mr Baker says: “We wish David Cameron every success but, unless senior EU officials awake to the possibility that one of the EU’s largest members is serious about a fundamental change in our relationship, our recommendation to British voters seems likely to be exit.”
The dramatic development demonstrates that large numbers of Eurosceptic Tories are no longer prepared to wait before setting out their case against Britain’s membership of the EU as it stands.
It highlights their determination to ensure that a highly-organised“out” campaign is up and running well before Mr Cameron concludes his negotiations with other EU leaders. The Tory moves comes as:
:: Nick Timothy, who was chief of staff to the Home Secretary until last month, warns Mr Cameron will fail to meet his target to cut immigration unless European rules on "free movement" of people are overhauled. Writing for The Telegraph, he says the Prime Minister has “an enormous job” on his hands to reduce net migration to the “tens of thousands” per year.
:: Owen Paterson, the former Environment Secretary, urged Mr Cameron to allow his ministers to campaign to leave the EU, amid suggestions that as many as nine senior ministers privately support a British exit.
:: Nigel Farage, the UK Independence Party leader (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/eureferendum/11655253/Nigel-Farage-Let-me-lead-the-out-campaign-in-the-EU-referendum.html)said the“out” campaign must take shape now and argued that his party could "fight the ground game" in the battle to free Britain from Brussels' control.
Mr Cameron has opened talks with other European leaders and is expected to set out more detailed demands for a new deal at a summit in Brussels later this month.
The new terms of Britain's membership will be put to the public in a referendum before the end of 2017, asking whether Britain should remain in the EU, and the Bill paving the way for the vote will be debated in the Commons on Tuesday.
A poll by ICM put the “Yes” vote on 59 per cent, with 41 per cent saying they would vote “No” to continued EU membership.
The Prime Minister has said he wants restrictions on Europeans’ eligibility for British benefits, a guarantee that the UK will never join the euro, and an end to the EU drive towards “ever closer union”. The Prime Minister has ordered all his government ministers to support his negotiations and hinted heavily that they will also be required to campaign for an “in” vote at the referendum.
However, Owen Paterson, who served in Mr Cameron’s Cabinet between 2010 and 2014, urged Eurosceptic ministers to be ready to resign in order to campaign for what they believed. “We all hope that the deal is satisfactory and will be widely accepted but if there are individuals in the Cabinet who are not happy with the deal, they should be allowed to campaign,”he said. “If that is not allowed, these people -if they have got any character about them at all and are interested in the future of their country - should stand down and campaign according to their conscience."
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Well it looks like they're taking it seriously given just how powerful and backed by vested interests the IN campaign going to be.
I'm going to volunteer when formal campaigning is underway to post as many leafets as I can in my spare time. I'll post leaflets for Business for Britain, pro-independence Labour, pro-independence Tories, Ukip - anyone. Just get us the hell out and asap, even if it's just to EEA status.
Thoughts?
50 Tory MPs sign up to campaign for Britain's independence from the EU
A new group, Conservatives for Britain (CfB), is preparing to campaign for an "out" vote in the EU referendum if David Cameron cannot win radical reforms from Brussels
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03326/cameron-01_3326940b.jpg
David Cameron is planning to possibly bring forward a referendum
More than 50 Conservative MPs are plotting to lead the campaign to leave the European Union, in a move that will electrify the battle for Britain’s future place in the world.
A new group, Conservatives for Britain (CfB), will formally support David Cameron’s efforts to negotiate better terms for Britain’s membership of the EU in talks with other European leaders.
But the MPs behind the initiative warn that unless the Prime Minister achieves truly radical changes, they will urge the British public to vote to withdraw from the EU in the referendum that is due to be held by 2017. (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/eureferendum/)
The group has already signed up more than 50 MPs, including former Cabinet ministers Owen Paterson and John Redwood, organisers say. They expect numbers to rise to 100, or more, including several current ministers, within days.
Members of the European Parliament are also joining CfB and local councillors and party activists across the UK will be urged to register their support as the campaign for Britain's exit from the EU grows.
The group's name has conscious echoes of Business for Britain (http://businessforbritain.org/), the eurosceptic business organisation, and raises the prospect of a single "out" organisation taking shape under the banner "For Britain" when the referendum battle begins.
http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/images/localworld/ugc-images/276435/Article/images/20800766/5901217-large.jpg
Commonwealth: the independence campaign is likely to make the economic case for leaving the EU and engaging more with the Commonwealth
Steve Baker, the Tory MP who is chairing the body at Westminster, says his members will monitor the Prime Minister’s progress in securing a radical new deal. But he warns that unless Britain regains sovereignty over its own laws and power to trade freely, the formal “out” campaign that his colleagues are preparing will be launched.
Writing for The Telegraph, Mr Baker says: “We wish David Cameron every success but, unless senior EU officials awake to the possibility that one of the EU’s largest members is serious about a fundamental change in our relationship, our recommendation to British voters seems likely to be exit.”
The dramatic development demonstrates that large numbers of Eurosceptic Tories are no longer prepared to wait before setting out their case against Britain’s membership of the EU as it stands.
It highlights their determination to ensure that a highly-organised“out” campaign is up and running well before Mr Cameron concludes his negotiations with other EU leaders. The Tory moves comes as:
:: Nick Timothy, who was chief of staff to the Home Secretary until last month, warns Mr Cameron will fail to meet his target to cut immigration unless European rules on "free movement" of people are overhauled. Writing for The Telegraph, he says the Prime Minister has “an enormous job” on his hands to reduce net migration to the “tens of thousands” per year.
:: Owen Paterson, the former Environment Secretary, urged Mr Cameron to allow his ministers to campaign to leave the EU, amid suggestions that as many as nine senior ministers privately support a British exit.
:: Nigel Farage, the UK Independence Party leader (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/eureferendum/11655253/Nigel-Farage-Let-me-lead-the-out-campaign-in-the-EU-referendum.html)said the“out” campaign must take shape now and argued that his party could "fight the ground game" in the battle to free Britain from Brussels' control.
Mr Cameron has opened talks with other European leaders and is expected to set out more detailed demands for a new deal at a summit in Brussels later this month.
The new terms of Britain's membership will be put to the public in a referendum before the end of 2017, asking whether Britain should remain in the EU, and the Bill paving the way for the vote will be debated in the Commons on Tuesday.
A poll by ICM put the “Yes” vote on 59 per cent, with 41 per cent saying they would vote “No” to continued EU membership.
The Prime Minister has said he wants restrictions on Europeans’ eligibility for British benefits, a guarantee that the UK will never join the euro, and an end to the EU drive towards “ever closer union”. The Prime Minister has ordered all his government ministers to support his negotiations and hinted heavily that they will also be required to campaign for an “in” vote at the referendum.
However, Owen Paterson, who served in Mr Cameron’s Cabinet between 2010 and 2014, urged Eurosceptic ministers to be ready to resign in order to campaign for what they believed. “We all hope that the deal is satisfactory and will be widely accepted but if there are individuals in the Cabinet who are not happy with the deal, they should be allowed to campaign,”he said. “If that is not allowed, these people -if they have got any character about them at all and are interested in the future of their country - should stand down and campaign according to their conscience."
Read more via link...
Well it looks like they're taking it seriously given just how powerful and backed by vested interests the IN campaign going to be.
I'm going to volunteer when formal campaigning is underway to post as many leafets as I can in my spare time. I'll post leaflets for Business for Britain, pro-independence Labour, pro-independence Tories, Ukip - anyone. Just get us the hell out and asap, even if it's just to EEA status.
Thoughts?