But David Cameron described himself as a "good European", a "sensible, pragmatic British politician", who had "the people of Europeon his side" for campaigning for a tighter EU budget this week.
Labour's decision to vote for an EU budget cut was seen as evidence that the party is repositioning itself onEurope towards a more Eurosceptic position, but Mr Miliband said he "passionately believes that Britain is stronger in the European Union".