The point is that Members of the same political party may well campaign on different sides of the referendum question while at the same time being on the same side for the local elections. That is the key reason we need to have them on separate days.
European Union Referendum Bill
Proceeding contribution from
David Nuttall
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 16 June 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union Referendum Bill.
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Reference
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Session
2015-16
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2015-06-17 11:36:05 +0100
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