Cameron's plans for EU reform slammed as 'status quo'
A list of demands from David Cameron that would need to be met to keep Britain a member of the EU have been criticised by opponents as "weak", "laughable" and "the status quo."
According to The Sunday Telegraph, the Prime Minister has proposed four points that he believes would guarantee EU membership on better terms for Britain.
The official campaign for an 'in' vote begins tomorrow. There are two campaigns to get Britain out of the union, Leave.Eu and Vote Leave.
The Government's plan is reported to include
Getting an "explicit statement" that Britain will remain outside any European superstate
An "explicit statement" that the Euro is not the official currency of the EU and that is it a multi-currency region
A "red card" system to give groups of national Parliaments the ability to take powers back from Brussels.
A new structure for the EU to prevent the non-Eurozone countries being dominated by those member states who use the currency
There have been no reports on any changes on the free movement of foreign workers between member states or the payment of tax credits to foreign workers in the UK.
Speaking to Sky News, UKIP leader Nigel Farage described the suggestions as "nothing".
He said: "It was pretty clear when I met the French Prime Minister last week that there is no renegotiation and if you look at today's Sunday Telegraph, what the British government are asking for, frankly, is nothing."
He added: "On the one hand you've got Cameron and Osborne who basically are going to offer us the status quo and on the other, you've got Boris and Theresa May making demands that look very impossible, so I think Mr Cameron's in for a very tough time."
Mr Farage said he supported both groups campaigning to leave the EU and would share a platform with anyone, including Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, in the interests of winning the vote.
He said: "I'm not interested in factionalism, I'm not interested in party tribalism, I want to win this referendum."
The proposals also came in for strong criticism from representatives of the Leave.EU campaign.
Speaking on The Andrew Marr Show, businessman Richard Tice said: "To be honest, it's laughable, it's just a re-statement of the current status quo, I'm just astonished that it's so weak. I understand that EU leaders are also equally astonished."
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