David Cameron was forced into further concessions to his Eurosceptic backbenchers this week after a major rebellion on the preparation for an in-out referendum threatened to spiral out of control. Cameron, who has already promised to publish a bill laying out the timetable for a referendum in 2017, this week allowed the publication of a private members' bill on the issue. However, even this was not enough for some rebels, who are all too aware of the threat posed by UKIP at the next election.
In the studio to discuss all of this: political columnist Melissa Kite, Guardian social affairs editor Randeep Ramesh, and the editor of Lib Dem Voice Stephen Tall.
Also this week: home secretary Theresa May proposed that life should mean life in prison for anyone convicted of murdering a police officer.
And Angelique Chrisafis in Paris reflects on the turbulent first year of François Hollande's presidency – a period which has seen his personal ratings plummet as France's unemployment rate soars to above 10% and its economy re-enters recession.
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