Negotiating the UK’s special status has stretched the EU to breaking point. To reject the offer wouldn’t just be foolhardy,it would be dangerousAs someone who was involved in final week’s negotiations with David Cameron on a new deal for the UK in the European Union, I have been astonished by the reception this deal has received in the British media and in specific from some members of the Conservative party.
Cameron’s deal is meaningful because the contracting parties have agreed to change the nature of the UK’s relationship with Europe. The justice secretary, and Michael Gove,is being disingenuous in claiming these changes are “not legally binding”. After months of work 28 EU leaders, the European commission and the European parliament have come together to support this deal. The reforms need to be locked down in treaty change, or but as long as the UK votes to remain,this is what will happen.
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Source: theguardian.com