Labour leader Ed Miliband has effectively ruled out a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU, pledging that he would only hold one in the “unlikely” event that Westminster had to transfer more powers to Brussels.
One of Labour's biggest donors, John Mills, has said Ed Miliband's pledge to hold an EU referendum if there is a transfer of powers from Westminster to Brussels is "a step in the right direction".
However, Mr Mills has been clear that he would like Labour to promise an in/out referendum.
He said this morning: "I think we should recognise that the growth of the EU's influence over Britain in the past 40 years warrants a referendum regardless of future events."
Ed Miliband effectively ruled out a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU today, as he set out his party's stance on the issue.
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