UK parliament rejects EU referendum amendment despite 114 Tories votes

Wednesday, May 15th 2013 - 22:21 UTC

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A total of 114 Conservative MPs have backed an amendment to the Queen's Speech “expressing regret” an EU referendum bill was not part of the government's agenda for the year ahead. Euro-sceptic Tories forced the vote as part of efforts to make Prime Minister David Cameron's pledge for a poll in 2017 binding. Read full article

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Chicureo
Yes, but the boy wonder Obama is against the UK leaving the UK...
What will the lap poodles do?
May 15th, 2013 - 10:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Trunce
“is against the UK leaving the UK”

I suppose the last one leaving will turn lights off, and lock the door, before we jet off to sunnier climes on a TU 404 ; )
May 16th, 2013 - 08:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
We will leave...
the euronutters will miss us..
and obama will cry.

still,
it is our destiny =
sod the rest..
May 16th, 2013 - 12:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Britworker
VOTE UKIP
May 16th, 2013 - 03:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
Still time. The UK government will do as it's told. This isn't argieland.
May 16th, 2013 - 05:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Santa Fe
1 - We can vote our government out if we don't like them, unlike RGenweener where the plastic queen changes the constitution to suit her dictatorship.
Vote UKIP next election ad hey presto the public have spoken.
But also do agree with UK being a lapdog to US.
May 17th, 2013 - 06:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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