A LEADING Tory rebel said yesterday that voters now face a “fairer” EU referendum after David Cameron’s humiliating defeat in the Commons over an attempt to relax campaigning rules.

Conservative Eurosceptic Bernard Jenkin was part of a 37-strong backbench Tory rebellion, which teamed up with Labour on Monday night to vote against the planned relaxation of “purdah.”

Purdah bars the spending of public money on campaigning in the weeks leading up to an election or referendum.