Can David Cameron protect the UK from the EU?
As David Cameron moves towards his first major EU summit on Thursday there are high hopes that he will be able to protect the UK from creeping control by the European Union. Over the last few weeks we have seen announcements and comments from the European Union indicating that, in effect, in the future the European Union would like to have first viewing of EU member budgets. This is only one area of concern for the UK population, so what can David Cameron do about this?
In reality David Cameron has stepped forward over the last few days to confirm that the UK will not give the European Union first glance at future budgets. Whether David Cameron can maintain this stance forever and a day remains to be seen because the European Union, led by the likes of Germany and France, is looking to gain more and more control over the financial affairs of EU member countries. This is where we will see the downsides of various treaties signed by the Labour Party over the last 13 years which have in many ways reduced the independence of the UK.
Can David Cameron successfully backtrack on these earlier Gordon Brown and Tony Blair agreements?
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