By an Act of Parliament, we are European citizens. It was passed in this House by a Conservative Government, and when asked whether the Queen was a citizen, the then Home Secretary said, “I see no reason why not.” We are European citizens by the will of this Parliament, and that is what many of us here want to defeat: this very concept of being cluttered along into something we never wanted to be part of.
European Union (Approvals) Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Richard Shepherd
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 27 January 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union (Approvals) Bill [Lords].
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