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Cameron's Wish List for EU.

David Cameron has promised an in-out referendum by the end of 2017. To date he has not outlined the main changes he is hoping to achieve, and he won’t outline them at all, only the ones he actually achieves.

He wants to transform Europe, which obviously needs transforming, but with the time line he has set he won’t achieve much change.

In January 2013 at Bloomberg he set out minor changes, some of which are not achievable, and some will actually impact on the poorest UK nationals.

They are: [The items in red are directed at immigrants]

Allowing Britain to opt-out from the EU ambition to forge an "ever closer union" of the peoples of Europe.

Restricting access to in-work and out-of-work benefits to EU migrants.

Giving greater powers to national parliaments to block EU legislation.

Supporting the continued enlargement of the EU to new members but with new mechanisms in place to "prevent vast migrations across the Continent".

Freeing business from red tape and "excessive interference" from Brussels and providing access to new markets through "turbo charging" free trade deals with America and Asia.

Protection for the City of London financial markets from EU legislation

Creating safeguards to ensure changes in the single market cannot be imposed on non-eurozone members by the eurozone.

At the same time he also re-affirmed the Britain would not join the Euro currency, and would appose a European army.

In a speech last November, David Cameron set out measures to reduce the number of EU nationals moving to the UK. The BBC’s interpretation is below.

His main proposals were: [The items in red are directed at immigrants]

Four year delay for EU migrants wishing to claim in-work benefits, such as tax credits, or seeking access to social housing, the general opinion is that this will also apply to UK nationals.

Stopping migrants claiming child benefit for dependents living outside the UK.

Removing migrants from the UK after six months if they have not found work.

Restricting the right of migrants to bring non-EU family members into the UK.

Stopping EU jobseekers claiming Universal Credit, again strong possibility this will also apply to UK nationals.

Speeding up deportation of convicted criminals.

Longer re-entry bans for beggars and fraudsters removed from the UK.

Stopping citizens from new EU entrants working in the UK until their economies have "converged more closely".

Extra money for communities with high levels of migrants.

Net Immigration now stands at 333,000. Cameron was elected on his promise to reduce immigration to 100,000. But we all know what he is like.

He has also told his cabinet members they have to vote with him, or resign.

In 1975 when we had the last referendum, the Labour leader Harold Wilson gave his cabinet a free vote and allowed them to canvass against him. He still won with 67% of the vote.

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