Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday called a June 23 referendum on membership of the European Union that could have far-reaching consequences for Britain’s unity and for the viability of the world’s biggest trading bloc.<\/p>\n
Forty-three years after Britain joined the EU’s predecessor, Cameron clinched a deal from 27 other leaders to give it what he said was a special status before presenting the new settlement to senior ministers in London.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a> and an update here<\/a> – there is background on the history of the EU\/UK relationship here<\/a>, the text of the agreement made with Brussels here<\/a> and concerns over the eurozone here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday called a June 23 referendum on membership of the European Union that could have far-reaching consequences for Britain’s unity and for the viability of the world’s biggest trading bloc. Forty-three years after Britain joined…<\/span><\/p>\n