Pat McFadden MP, Labour’s Shadow Europe Minister, said:

“David Cameron has clearly failed to answer questions about how long the UK Government has known about these proposals from the EU Commission and what has been done about it since.

“The UK’s Office for National Statistics published a report over five months ago detailing the changes made to UK growth figures which it clearly stated were for use in the calculation of a Member State’s contribution to the EU budget.

“Did the Government delay making news public about this expected revision to the UK’s EU contribution because of fears about how it would play out for the Conservative Party?

“David Cameron needs to be prepared to work for the best outcome for Britain in Brussels, and that has to come before any narrow party interests at home.”

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