Speaking to the BBC before the Conservative Party conference was due to start in Manchester yesterday, Mr Cameron also apologised for perceived sexist comments about women.
The Conservatives are concerned that female voters are deserting them in droves over what women see as family-unfriendly policies.
Mr Cameron rejected calls from his party's right wing for an immediate return of powers from the EU to Britain: ''I think our interest is to be in the Europe Union because we need [the] single market. We're a trading nation. It's vital for our economic future.''
He said he would not support a referendum on Britain leaving the EU. MPs will vote on whether to hold a referendum on the issue after a petition calling for a parliamentary debate garnered 100,000 signatures.
But Mr Cameron said: ''I don't want Britain to leave the European Union. What most people want in this country, I believe, is not actually to leave the European Union but to reform [it] and make sure the balance of powers between a country like Britain and Europe is better.'' » | Karen Kissane | Tuesday, October 4, 2011
