Ed Miliband warns: Cameron is leading us towards the EU exit
Labour leader refuses to say whether he would back a referendum
on taking powers back from Brussels   • theguardian.com,   •
Jump to comments () Ed Miliband Ed Miliband said for the first
time he would not repeal the existing referendum lock imposed by
the coalition. Photograph: Mark Thomas / Rex Features  Ed
Miliband has warned that David Cameron is risking Britain
heading out the exit door of the European Union, but he refused
to say whether Labour would support a referendum to bring back
powers from Brussels.  He said for the first time he would not
repeal the existing referendum lock imposed by the coalition
requiring there to be a vote if there was a significant transfer
of powers to Brussels. He said "there is legislation on the
books that we don't intend repealing", but claimed this was not
a commitment to an in-out referendum. He also said he would like
to see some powers repatriated as part of what he described as a
move to a more flexible