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News Archive 2004

16/03/2004
Lib Dems Latest Plot to Adopt Constitution

The Liberal Democrats have launched a campaign to adopt the original text of the EU Constitution. They are calling for the text to be adopted by the European Parliament in a formal sitting if agreement is not reached by 1 May 2004.

Jonathan Evans MEP, Leader of the British Conservatives in the European Parliament, said: "The Liberal Democrats will stop at nothing to sell out Britain's national interest. Our laws on issues like asylum, immigration and border controls must be decided in Britain not in Brussels. Their latest plan calls for the text to be adopted by the Parliament as it stands now. The result would be a federal, harmonised Europe.

"This is another attempt by the Lib Dems to force through a Constitution, attempting to bypass the democratic process of the Council of Ministers. They are effectively blackmailing the Council into a premature agreement.

"The Lib Dems are the 'say yes to everything in Europe' Party. They want the Constitution now, regardless of the effect it will have on the British people's lives."

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