I shall present a petition later today on a referendum on this treaty. The Clerks have asked me to change the people’s words from"““rat on a manifesto commitment””"
to"““renege on a manifesto commitment””."
Does the right hon. Gentleman accept that that is a more decorous description of the policy of his party and the Liberal Democrats on this issue?
European Union (Amendment) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Bob Spink
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 5 March 2008.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union (Amendment) Bill.
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472 c1800;472 c1798
Session
2007-08
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