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A newly released video clip, posted online by Vote Leave, shows Mr Cameron telling the House of Commons Britain would welcome Turkey into the Brussels club. The Prime Minister even said Britain should “try to persuade” other nations to back Turkey’s EU membership attempt, as well as encouraging Macedonia, Serbia and other Balkan nations to try to become member states.

YOUTUBE Newly released footage shows David Cameron clearly backing Turkey's EU membership bid

This flies in the face of more recent comments made by the contradictory Conservative, who told MPs Turkey’s accession into the 28-member bloc was “not remotely on the cards”. The revealing footage clearly shows Mr Cameron referring to Turkey’s EU membership bid, saying: “I think we should back it wholeheartedly. “It should continue to be out police to support Turkish membership wholeheartedly and try to persuade others to do the same.”

YOUTUBE David Cameron backs Macedonia to join the Eu

GETTY Cameron recently claimed Turkey would not join the EU for many, many years

Speaking about other countries joining the Union, the Tory leader added: “I would very much like to see Macedonia and others become members of the European Union. “On Serbia, Britain has always been a strong supporter of enlargement of the European Union, from Eastern Europe to the countries of the Western Balkans. “I was particularly pleased that the council granted Serbia candidate status.”

YOUTUBE He also said he was pleased about Serbia's candidacy and wanted other Balkan countries to join

It follows comments made by the under-fire Tory in 2010 while visiting Turkey that he wanted to “pave the way from Ankara to Brussels”. The footage was posted on YouTube by the Vote Leave campaign, who claim Britain is giving £2billion to Turkey, Macedonia, Serbia and Albania to join the EU. But speaking to the Liaison Committee, Mr Cameron said: “I’ll be absolutely frank with you: I don’t think the accession of Turkey to the European Union is remotely on the cards. I don’t think that will happen for decades.

GETTY On a visit to Turkey in 2010 Cameron said he wanted to pave the road from Ankara to Brussels

“I would say very clearly to people: if your vote in this referendum is being influenced by consideration about Turkish membership of the EU, don’t think about it, it’s not remotely on the cards, it’s not an issue in this referendum.” “I think if you look at the facts, the facts are it requires unanimity of all European Union members; the French, for instance, have said they would have a referendum on it.

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