Cameron used his speech at the Lord Mayor's banquet to set out his vision of the EU, and raised the possibility of repatriating powers. However, he added that he believed that it was in Britain's interests to remain in the EU.
Cameron also said:
“For years people who have suggested doing less at European level have been accused of not being committed to a successful European Union. But we sceptics have a vital point. We should look sceptically at grand plans and Utopian visions. We’ve a right to ask what the European Union should and shouldn’t do… and change it accordingly.
As I said, change brings opportunities. An opportunity to begin to refashion the EU so it better serves this nation’s interests… and the interests of its other 26 nations too. An opportunity, in Britain’s case, for powers to ebb back instead of flow away… and for the European Union to focus on what really matters. To underpin prosperity, stability and growth. That is kind of fundamental reform I yearn for. And I am determined to do everything possible to deliver it."
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