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Brexit Referendum May Take Place in ‘Few Months’ – Cameron

© AP Photo / Peter MacdiarmidBritain's Prime Minister David Cameron gestures as he unveils the Conservative party manifesto, in Swindon, England, Tuesday April 14, 2015.
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron gestures as he unveils the Conservative party manifesto, in Swindon, England, Tuesday April 14, 2015. - Sputnik International
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UK Prime Minister David Cameron said that a referendum on Britain’s EU membership could be held within "a few months."

LONDON (Sputnik) – UK Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday did not rule out the possibility of holding a referendum on Britain’s EU membership within "a few months."

"We have only got now potentially a few months before we hold this referendum if we get this agreement, if it goes through and we name the date for that referendum," Cameron stated in a key speech on London’s planned deal with Brussels in the English town of Chippenham.

British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) is seen during a meeting with European Council President Donald Tusk in Brussels, Belgium, June 25, 2015. - Sputnik International
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Earlier in the day, European Council President Donald Tusk proposed a set of compromises to retain the United Kingdom as a member of the union. His plan is due to be scrutinized by all the EU member states later in February.

Cameron has pledged to hold a referendum on the United Kingdom's membership in the bloc, referred to as an in/out vote, no later than late 2017.

UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond suggested last week that the so-called Brexit vote could take place in June if no reform agreement is reached in February.

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