My hon. Friend appears to be explaining to the House that he has a personal opt-out from the 2005 manifesto. If that is the case, does he not accept that one of the many reasons why the treaty is not a treaty providing for a constitution, on which we did indeed promise a referendum, is precisely that we have secured opt-outs from several of its provisions, and that several of its other provisions are wholly different from the provisions in the constitutional treaty?
European Union (Amendment) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Patricia Hewitt
(Labour)
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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