My right hon. Friend talks of all the countries moving together. Is not the problem in the European Union that its member states are so diverse, economically and politically? If we want the kind of European Union that he is describing, perhaps we should adopt the Edward Heath model: a smaller group of western European nations with similar economies and cultures.
European Affairs
Proceeding contribution from
Kelvin Hopkins
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 3 December 2009.
It occurred during Debate on European Affairs.
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