UK to Hand Over Sovereignty to EU

LifeSiteNews.com:
Britain's MPs voted to deny the public a referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon, the European Union's substitute for the Constitution that failed in 2005 after being defeated by Dutch and French plebiscites. The House of Commons vote, 311 to 248 - a majority of 63 - defeated a Conservative amendment that would have allowed the British public a say in whether the treaty would come into effect in the country. Commentators and activists fighting the issue have called the vote yesterday in the House of Commons the effective end of British sovereignty.

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UK Referendum Bid Defeated
Lucia Kubosova / euobserver.com:
The UK's parliament has rejected a call for referendum on the new EU's Lisbon treaty, a move representing a victory for Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown which has argued in the face of bitter opposition that there should not be a public poll. The House of Commons on late Wednesday (5 March) voted against the proposal for a popular vote by 311 votes to 248, with a margin of 63, the BBC reported.

Labour defeats bid for EU treaty referendum
Toby Helm / Telegraph
Campaigners for a referendum on the new EU treaty suffered a potentially fatal setback tonight when Labour and the Liberal Democrats united to block a national vote. After a day of internal party rebellions that saw three Lib Dems resign their front-bench posts, ministers eventually won the day. They secured a Government majority of 63 and defeated a pro-referendum Tory amendment.

Posted by Editor at March 8, 2008 04:37 AM