Sunday 14 October 2007

"EU referendum challenge from Labour ranks"

According to The Sunday Telegraph,

"A hardcore of around 40 Labour MPs are ready to challenge Gordon Brown directly over his refusal to hold a referendum on the EU treaty. The number is enough to cancel the Government's 69-seat Commons majority and condemn Mr Brown to a humiliating defeat in any parliamentary vote ... The total number of Labour MPs who privately want a referendum could be as high as 120, but only a proportion would consider voting against their own government"

Unfortunately, some of those 'rebels' would subsequently campaign for a 'Yes' vote, like the two faced shit Keith Vaz, but hey. It would be interesting to see what the Lib Dems and Tories do. MPs voted by a majority of 215 to hold a referendum on the constitution when it was still called that.

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