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Brown and Cameron clash over EU | Brown and Cameron clash over EU |
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David Cameron has again urged Gordon Brown to call a referendum as they clashed over the EU treaty at prime minister's questions in the Commons. | |
The Tory leader accused the Prime Minister of breaking a promise to allow voters to decide whether Britain signs up to the new EU treaty. | |
But Mr Brown said the treaty was not important enough to merit a referendum. | |
He said it was not the same as the old constitution and said the so-called "red lines" would protect UK interests. | |
Vince Cable also joined the Commons fray as acting Lib Dem leader following Sir Menzies Campbell's resignation as party leader. | |
The weekly 30-minute joust comes as the Liberal Democrats' leadership race gets underway, with the party's environment spokesman Chris Huhne expected to throw his hat into the ring later. | The weekly 30-minute joust comes as the Liberal Democrats' leadership race gets underway, with the party's environment spokesman Chris Huhne expected to throw his hat into the ring later. |
Mr Cable, 64, tackled Mr Brown over inheritance tax changes which "discriminated" against unmarried couples and their children. | |
Earlier, Mr Cable said he would not be standing for the permanent job of leader as "the current climate of prejudice about age" meant older candidates were "not delectable". |