David Cameron's ‘right-hand man’ in Brussels has provoked fury by insisting Britain will definitely remain in the EU after the promised referendum in 2017. Lord Hill suggested that the result of the vote was a foregone conclusion. Ukip claimed the Tory peer had ‘let the cat out of the bag’, saying the comments proved that the Prime Minister’s real plan was to keep us in the EU no matter what. Lord Hill told MEPs that the EU will remain a family of 28 member states in 2019 - including the United Kingdom Downing Street insists that the only way to get a plebiscite on EU membership is to vote Conservative at the next election.
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Lord Hill said the UK will still be in the EU after a proposed in-out referedum
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Speaking to MEPs, Lord Hill said the EU would have 28 members in 2019
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David Cameron has promised voters an in-out referendum in 2017
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Tory Eurosceptics are angry that Lord Hill spoke ahead of the crunch vote
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