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New documentary reveals David Cameron was told EU referendum was 'stupid' idea

A new BBC documentary has revealed that former Prime Minister was handed warnings about the 'stupid referendum', and suggests he thought it would never actually happen. The serving European Council president, Donald Tusk, told Inside Europe: Ten Years of Turmoil, that Mr Cameron confided in him that he only promised the 2016 vote because he expected to be in another coalition with the Lib Dems, who would veto it. The BBC documentary series, due to be broadcast on January 28, features interviews with a broad swathe of political figures from all sides of Brexit.