Series Title | EurActiv |
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Series Details | 28.08.14 |
Publication Date | 28/08/2014 |
Content Type | News |
United Kingdom Member of Parliament Douglas Carswell resigned from the Conservative Party on the 28 August 2014 and defected to the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP). He also quit as the MP for Clacton, saying he would contest the subsequent by-election for UKIP. The Eurosceptic MP said that he did not believe Prime Minister David Cameron was 'serious about the change we need' in Europe. A second Conservative Party MP Mark Reckless defected to UKIP on the 27 September 2014. Following this move, the eurosceptic group of the Conservative party applied renewed pressure on Mr Cameron, amid reports that up to 100 of his MPs would promise to vote for Britain's withdrawal from the EU after the 2015 general election. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.euractiv.com/sections/uk-europe/ukip-has-westminster-mp-after-tory-defection-308055 |
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Countries / Regions | United Kingdom |