The right hon. Gentleman has thrown up lots of smoke over the past few minutes. Let us get back to the main point. He is saying that giving up the rebate is in Britain's interests and is the right thing to do. Why, then, did his previous Prime Minister go off to Brussels with a position that the rebate was non-negotiable?
European Communities (Finance) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 19 November 2007.
It occurred during Debate on bills on European Communities (Finance) Bill.
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