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Originally Posted by garinda

'The tipping point for Hesketh came two years ago when he was ‘appalled’ by the Government reneging on its promise to hold a referendum on the controversial Lisbon Treaty (which transferred huge powers to Brussels, created the post of EU president and cancelled more than 50 British vetoes over European policy).'

'Hesketh says: ‘Cameron could still easily have justified holding a referendum. I believed until we reneged on the commitment to the referendum that Cameron would have a good hand to play, and could have told the rest of Europe we had to sit down and talk about the EU’s future.’
Lord Hesketh explains why he's turned his back on the Tories | Mail Online

Lord Hesketh: former Tory party treasurer defects to Ukip 'over Europe' - Telegraph

I could never see the point of a referendum being called by Cameron when he became PM because Brown ratified the Lisbon Treat, you can't unsign a piece of legislation, but he certainly could hold a yes or no referendum on continued membership of the EU, which unfortunately won't happen