DAVID Cameron was tonight humiliated by the British public as 100,000 people rejected his plan to use taxpayers’ money to peddle pro-Brussels propaganda.
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The Prime Minister will now be forced into a humbling debate on his controversial decision to spend nearly £10 million of public cash on a Europhile leaflet after voters gave their damning verdict.
An astonishing 100,000 people signed an online petition against the PM’s plans, which provoked outrage amongst Brexit campaigners and sparked accusations the Government is using taxpayers’ money to ‘fix’ the upcoming referendum.
The petition passed the magic number at 10.32pm tonight, meaning it must now be considered for a debate amongst MPs in parliament.
The vast majority of those people signed it in the last 24 hours, since the Prime Minister confirmed the publication of the leaflet, in a huge outpouring of anger.
It has provided an astonishing display of the depth of public feeling over the issue, with the rate of signatures accrued today believed to be close to the fastest ever recorded on the Government’s e-petition website.
The comprehensive manner in which the petition reached 100,000 signatures combined with the the growing anger amongst Mr Cameron’s eurosceptic backbenchers over his handling of the referendum means it is unlikely he will be able to avoid the humiliating Commons showdown.
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