I am grateful to my hon. Friend because this is a most interesting point. Is it arguable to say that Lisbon is itself a treaty change, and that what is happening is consequent to a treaty change and therefore triggers the referendum mechanism, in spite of what our right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has said? Might that not be worth testing at judicial review?
2014 JHA Opt-out Decision
Proceeding contribution from
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 15 July 2013.
It occurred during Debate on 2014 JHA Opt-out Decision.
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