A date for the European Union referendum has been set.

Prime Minister David Cameron today announced the UK will go to the polls on June 23, saying we will be "safer, stronger and better off" in a reformed European Union (EU).

Yesterday Mr Cameron successfully negotiated a deal to give the UK 'special status in the EU', which includes a seven-year term to restrict EU migrants in the UK claiming work benefits and a unequivocal opt-out status.

Mr Cameron said the UKs status means "we are out of the parts of Europe that don’t work for us".

He added: "So we will never join the Euro, we will never be part of Eurozone bailouts, never be part of the passport-free no borders area, or a European Army or an EU super-state."

A meeting of Cabinet this morning agreed that the government’s position will be to recommend that Britain remains in a reformed European Union.

But six Cabinet members, including Conservative Epsom and Ewell MP Chris Grayling, have declared their support for a Brexit.

Speaking to BBC Radio 4, the leader of the House of Commons,  he said: “There are whole series of key decisions which I think we need to be take in our national interest, and which we have given to the EU."

He added he had known for a long time that he would campaign for a Brexit, having sat through five years of “frustrating” meetings in Brussels.

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Announcing the referendum date Mr Cameron said: "I am the first to say that there are still many ways in which Europe needs to improve – and that the task of reforming Europe does not end with today’s agreement.

“And I will never say that our country couldn’t survive outside Europe.

“The question is will we be safer, stronger and better off working together in a reformed Europe or out on our own. I believe we will be safer in a reformed Europe, because we can work with our European partners to fight cross border crime and terrorism.

“I believe Britain will be stronger in a reformed Europe because we can play a leading role in one of the world’s largest organisations from within, helping to make the big decisions on trade and security that determine our future.

“And I believe we will be better off in a reformed Europe because British businesses will have full access to the free trade single market, bringing jobs, investment and lower prices.

“Let me be clear. Leaving Europe would threaten our economic and our national security.” 

Think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said it was doubtful the deal reached in Brussells would significantly bring down immigration for the rest of the EU.

Marley Morris, IPPR Research Fellow, said: "Our research suggests that the public care about the issue of benefits in principle, because they see the current rules as unfair on Britain, and so the changes are an important part of the final deal.

"On the other hand, when discussing the draft deal with some of our research participants in Peterborough, they were unimpressed with the details of the emergency brake - particularly when they discovered that its use had to be authorised by other member states.

"The question now is whether, in the public’s mind, these changes will be perceived as a credible effort to address concerns or as too complicated and insubstantial to fully convince.”