I am grateful to you, Madam Deputy Speaker.
The point I am seeking to make is that the argument that we have heard throughout the debates in Committee, and which we have begun to hear from the Opposition in this debate, confirms a profound shift towards Euroscepticism and views that were regarded as minority and extremist views less than two decades ago. It is no wonder that Caroline Jackson, also a Conservative MEP, has described her party's position on Europe as"““a very nasty patch of poisonous fungus””."
European Union (Amendment) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Patricia Hewitt
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 11 March 2008.
It occurred during Debate on bills on European Union (Amendment) Bill.
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