BBC NEWS | Politics | Hague outlines EU referendum plan
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The Conservatives would change the law to ensure a referendum is held every time ministers agree to sign away powers to the EU, William Hague says.
The shadow foreign secretary told the Tories' conference that the permission of the British people should be sought before any EU treaty was ratified. The change would mean amending the 1972 European Communities Act.
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When interviewed on Daily Politics, Mr Hague also stated that they would be take powers back from the EU, especially in the area of employment and the 'social model'.
Are these limited promises enough to tempt any UKIPpers? It has a far more realistic prospect of short term success than UKIP getting Britain out of the EU. On the other hand it stops far far short of what most people here would like to see.
If they had promised a referendum on EU membership entirely, it might be a different matter though.