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News Release 21st January 2008VOTE ON EURO REFERENDUM"I am disappointed that the Speaker has not selected the amendment tabled by Labour and other MPs for a vote at 10pm tonight (Monday 21st January) which calls for a referendum on the latest European Treaty. But that is his decision to make" says Michael Fabricant. "If the amendment had been selected, I would have supported those Labour MPs. Instead, I will vote against the complete 'European Union (Amendment) Bill. The Bill should not be considered until the Government honours its election promise and holds a referendum first. I am interested to know what people in the Lichfield constituency think about this". William Hague, Shadow Foreign Secretary, says "In the absence of a vote on a referendum this evening, Conservatives and many members of other parties will vote for a referendum during later stages of the Bill in the next few weeks. "We will in any event be voting against 2nd Reading of the Bill, as it has no democratic mandate from the British people." |
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