Jeremy Corbyn has said that he will not campaign for a UK exit form the European Union.
The UK Independent Party has said that it will launch its own independent campaign against remaining in the European Union before the referendum, which is to be held by the end of 2017.
Tony Blair has given his “100% backing” to Ed Miliband and described the Conservative plans for an EU referendum a “huge distraction”.
Financial markets react badly to uncertainty, but Prime Minister David Cameron maintains that the Tory pledge for a 2017 in/out referendum on the EU will not harm the UK’s economy despite warnings from business leaders.
The EU Parliament elections are just a few days away, but the overwhelming focus of election coverage in UK newspapers has not been about European issues and policy debates, but on Nigel Farage’s UKIP and the question of a UK referendum on EU membership.