BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhuanet) -- UK Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday he would like to bring forward a planned referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union in 2017.
Under pressure from Eurosceptic members of his own party and the rise in popularity of the anti-EU UK Independence Party, Cameron has promised to renegotiate Britain's ties with the 28-nation bloc and try to claw back powers to London from Brussels. The country will hold its national election in May.
Cameron said he would hold a referendum in 2017 if his Conservatives win the election.
(Source: CNTV.cn)
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