Europe minister: Conservatives should not try and 'outbid' Ukip Eurosceptics Britain should make it clear it was pushing for a bigger voice for the National parliaments within the EU and a "relentless focus on competitiveness, enterprise, deregulations, liberalising single markets." He added: "I think there is a good positive message that can be delivered to people.... which is about a European Union which is more competitive, is more democratic and more flexible than it is today. That it is delivering what people in the UK want but also what is in the interest of prosperity. The comments come as recent polling shows that the Conservatives are set to finish third in this year's European Parliament elections. The YouGov survey for The Sun predicts that Labour and Ukip, led by Nigel Farage will both finish about the Tories. David Cameron is facing growing hostility from Eurosceptic backbenchers and grassroots supporters of the party as the party haemorrhage support to Ukip over gay marriage and the European Union. The YouGov poll for The Sun predicts that in the May elections, Labour would receive 32 per cent of the vote, Ukip would get 26 per cent and the Conservatives would get just 23 per cent. A total of 95 Conservative MPs have written to David Cameron urging him to block new EU legislation and repeal existing measures that threaten Britain's national interests. On Sunday William Hague, the foreign secretary said their demands were not "realistic" and would risk undermining the European single market. The Prime Minister this week personally rebuked Conservative MPs who have called for a Parliamentary veto on the European Union. At a private meeting of Conservative MPs in Parliament, the Prime Minister told his critics in the party Tories to "focus" on their core messages of restoring the economy, reforming education and welfare. MPs who are disgruntled over Europe should take up their grievances with him in private rather than in public, he said.