Cameron EU draft referendum bill
A draft referendum bill will be published on Tuesday and Number 10 indicated that the prime minister would try to get it debated in parliament by allowing a backbencher to table it as a private member's bill. A proper government parliamentary bill cannot be introduced in the face of Lib Dem opposition. However, a private member's bill will often fail for lack of time as in practice it is relatively easy for a small group of backbenchers to use parliamentary procedure to talk it out.
