James Forsyth James Forsyth

A new deal for Britain

Owen Paterson, Northern Ireland Secretary, says that now is the moment for Cameron to begin negotiations about our standing in the EU

issue 10 December 2011

It is becoming increasingly clear what the Conservative party expects of its Prime Minister. If he is going to agree to 17 eurozone countries pushing ahead with the Franco-German plan for fiscal union, he needs to secure a new deal for Britain in exchange.

Just what this new deal should look like is a matter of intense debate in Conservative circles.

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