David Cameron calls referendum to decide if Britain stay in the EU
David Cameron has announced the British Cabinet has agreed to recommend the UK remains in a reformed European Union at referendum to take place on Thursday June 23.
David Cameron warned that leaving the European Union would be a "leap in the dark" as he urged voters to back his reform deal.
Speaking in Downing Street after briefing the Cabinet, the Prime Minister said that the promised in/out referendum would take place on June 23.
He confirmed that the Cabinet had backed his plan but that individual ministers would be free to campaign on either side.
David Cameron is expected to call a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union this morning, after reaching a new deal with EU leaders.
The British prime minister will meet his cabinet to discuss the agreement.
Part of it allows the country to put an emergency brake on benefits for new EU migrants for seven years.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan has said the Irish Government strongly believes the UK should remain in the EU.
European Council president Donald Tusk has said he hopes the reforms are enough: “The United Kingdom needs Europe and Europe needs the United Kingdom.
“To break the link now would be totally against our mutual interests.
“We have done all we could not to let that happen.”
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