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Mr Cameron conceded that the Lisbon referendum option was no longer feasible now that the treaty had been "incorporated into EU law", pointing out that new posts of president and foreign minister were being created. "We cannot hold a referendum and magically make those posts or the Lisbon Treaty itself disappear, any more than we could hold a referendum to stop the sun rising in the morning" Mr Cameron said. According to Mr Cameron, a Conservative government would amend the European Communities Act 1972 to prohibit the transfer of power to the EU without a referendum. Full Article at The Scotsman
We cannot hold a referendum and magically make those posts or the Lisbon Treaty itself disappear, any more than we could hold a referendum to stop the sun rising in the morning
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David Cameron: No more power handed to EU without referendum
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I think we need a referendum to allow us to go to Europe and renegotiate, and to hold a referendum on the deal we come back with.
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We will make sure that this never, ever happens again. Never again should it be possible for a British government to transfer power to the European Union without the say of the British people in a referendum
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Would we really want to turn round straight after an election, with the public finances in the state they are in and the economy as fragile as it is, and ask the same question all over again?
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I fully accept that a referendum on Lisbon may no longer be possible, but nobody under the age of 52 has ever had the chance to vote on our membership and our relationship ... It's changed quite dramatically since we joined. We've not only opposed the Lisbon Treaty but, as Conservatives, we've spent 12 ...
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We will give the British people a referendum 'lock' to which only they should hold the key, a commitment very similar to that which exists in Ireland
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This is a major constitutional development, but I believe it's now the only way to reassure the British people that powers cannot be given away without their explicit approval in a referendum.
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