Anti-Europe party (in the UK) wants EU vote guarantee "in blood"
The leader of an anti-European Union party that could have an impact on the next election said it could do a deal with the Conservatives or another party if it were guaranteed "in blood" a referendum on EU membership.
The small UK Independence Party (UKIP) (a Eurosceptic and right-wing populist political party) has been rising in popularity, capitalising on the economic crisis in Europe and attracting eurosceptic voters from Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives.
By contrast, any pact with the Conservatives ahead of the 2015 election might avert the risk for Cameron of a split in the right-wing vote and help him secure closely-fought seats. Cameron has resisted calls, including from right-wingers in his own party, to hold an in/out referendum.
"The only way we would even consider a negotiation of any kind at all would be if first an absolute promise was made to give this country a full, free and fair referendum so that we can decide whether we remain members of the EU or not," Farage told a UKIP conference in Birmingham on Friday.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/09/21/uk-britain-politics-anti-eu-idUKBRE88K0L820120921
