Farage blasts Cameron for ‘deception’ over Europe
UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage accused Prime Minister David Cameron of “mass deception” of Tory voters over issues such as immigration, human rights legislation and a referendum on the European Union.
In a bid for votes on the euro-sceptic wing of the Conservative Party, Mr Farage told the UKIP annual conference in Eastbourne that the Tories made pre-election promises on Europe which they had no intention of keeping.
The speech comes amid unrest on the Tory backbenches over Europe, with a group of young MPs due to meet on Monday to discuss how to recast Britain’s relations with the EU and veteran eurosceptic Bill Cash tabling a Bill demanding a referendum on any moves to closer European fiscal union.
Meanwhile, former Tory MP Neil Hamilton – a UKIP member for about a year – will seek a move to the party’s front line by standing for a post on its ruling national executive committee.