Britain sets June date for historic EU referendum

Britain will vote on its membership of the European Union on June 23, Prime Minister David Cameron said Saturday as he began the daunting challenge of persuading the country to stay. Britain would be "safer, stronger and better off" in the 28-member bloc, he said, calling the concessions negotiated with other EU leaders "the best of both worlds". "We must look forward to work with everybody who cares about our future, a future where the people of Britain controls her own borders, where we can ma