Cameron wants to speed up a referendum on the exit of Britain from the European Union

British Prime Minister David Cameron seeks to quickly hold a referendum on his country membership in the European Union. The head of the British government said this, speaking today on the air of the Air Force television and radio corporation .

Immigration issues are key to voters on the eve of the elections in May of this year. The referendum promised to the Cameron of the British must encourage the European Union to negotiate the reform of migration legislation. During the survey at the end of December, most British first supported the idea of ​​leaving the country from the EU .

Cameron previously made a promise in the event of the victory of the Conservative Party headed by him in the upcoming general elections in the UK to hold a referendum in 2017 on the further stay of the United Kingdom in the European Union.

“The referendum should take place before the end of 2017. If we manage to do this earlier, I will be glad. The sooner I will achieve the result in this obligation to hold a referendum and negotiations (about the new EU format), the better,” TASS quotes.

Cameron previously submitted plans to restrict the access of migrants from other EU countries to the system of benefits in the UK. The British prime minister indicated that if other European Union countries agree to the community’s reform proposed by him, he will be agitated for preserving the kingdom as part of this association. If London’s proposals are rejected, it does not exclude the country's exit from the EU.

Cameron is expected to discuss his plans in this area with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday at negotiations in London. Merkel previously made it clear that she would not allow the undermining of the rules of the European Union, which relate to freedom of movement for workers.