David Cameron attempted to secure concession from the European Union to pacify British voters unhappy with the bloc's terms of membership before the Brexit referendum of 2016. DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson claimed Brussels' decision to ignore the demands of the British Prime Minister signalled that the union will face "further problems" with member states due to a "democracy deficit" across the EU institutions. Speaking to an Institute of International & European Affairs event in Dublin earlier this week, the DUP chief whip said: "We desired to have some reform of the EU so that the UK could continue its membership.
"It was frustrating that David Cameron was not accommodated in the way I believe would have not only benefited the relationship between the UK and the EU but would have been of wider benefit to the EU itself.
"That democratic deficit between Brussels and the member states, I think, signals further problems that lay ahead for the European Union."
Mr Donaldson also said the EU's failure to listen to the demands of member states is "the central reason" why the United Kingdom came to vote for Brexit in 2016.
Reports which resurfaced earlier this week suggested the European Union has a long-establish record of having little regard for the needs of the public.
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