David Cameron’s decision to promise to hold an in-out-referendum on Britain’s EU membership in 2017 should the Conservatives with the upcoming general election lies at the heart of all the critiques of the coalition government’s foreign policy. Ed Miliband argued at Chatham House last week that, by doing so, Mr Cameron has reduced British influence both in EU capitals and in Washington. David Cameron’s absence from the negotiations in Minsk in early February between Angela Merkel, François Hollande and Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine conflict is presented as proof positive of the UK’s growing isolation.
There is no doubt that David …read more
Source: European Voice
