Cameron Backs EU Treaty Deal in Move That Could Block Another Referendum

The Coalition Government will support a new European treaty to strengthen central control of EU economies in Brussels, David Cameron has announced.

In a statement to MPs, the Prime Minister said Britain will not stand in the way of eurozone governments if they want to pass control over their budgets to Brussels bureaucrats.

But Mr Cameron insisted he will not support moves to pass controls from Westminster to the European Union.

That could allow the Government to push through yet another EU treaty without the need to offer a referendum to the British public - a move likely to spark a row with grassroots Tories.

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