Henry Smith MP has told the Prime Minister of his opposition to the EU asking for a further £1.7 billion of British and Crawley taxpayers’ money. Henry said; “This is clearly unacceptable. Essentially and ironically, the EU is seeking to penalise us because the British economy is recovering so strongly, in stark contrast to the Eurozone which is in danger of entering a triple-dip recession.  “This Government is helping companies take on apprentices, and youth unemployment in our town has fallen by over a third in 12 months. “It is wrong for the EU to demand more money from us simply because we have managed our finances well. “Ed Miliband has told everyone the supposed virtues of Francois Hollande's socialism in France, who reportedly are being given a discount from Brussels of £801 million as a result of their faltering economy. “A majority Conservative government will enable us to have the referendum on the EU that we want. Any other outcome next year will result in a Labour government, or perhaps worse – a Labour/Lib Dem coalition.” Henry Smith, Member of Parliament for Crawley, asked the Prime Minister; “The constituents to whom I spoke over the weekend, on the doorstep and in community meetings, were certainly not amused by the irony of a surcharge of £1.7 billion from the European Union having to be paid because our economy is so successful, and they were very much behind my right hon. Friend in wanting to say no to the payment. Does the Prime Minister agree that we should take no lessons from the Labour party, who gave away £7 billion in terms of our rebate in return for absolutely no reform of the European Union?” The Prime Minister, Rt Hon David Cameron MP, responded; “My hon. Friend is entirely right. Not only was that money given away in terms of the rebate, but we saw EU budgets go up and up year after year because of a failure to control spending. That is the lesson that we must learn. We have to be very tough on these things in Europe, which Labour consistently failed to be.” To see Henry’s question to the Prime Minister, please visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCEtiztIpZ4 Follow Henry daily via: www.twitter.com/HenrySmithMP 
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