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United Kingdom

EU membership vote set in 2017

Prime Minister David Cameron will hold an early referendum on membership in the European Union if he can first reach a deal that satisfies his demands for major changes in Britain's relationship with the bloc, his spokesman said on Tuesday. Cameron, who won a majority in Thursday's general election, has pledged to renegotiate Britain's ties with Europe and then give voters an in-out referendum on EU membership by the end of 2017.