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News Archive 2004

24/04/2004
More U-turns?
Western Mail

by Duncan Higgitt

TORY Welsh MEP Jonathan Evans mocked the Prime Minister's U-turn on a European referendum, as he accused Labour Euro MPs of undermining government policies.

The Conservative group leader in the European Parliament has written to Europe Minister Denis McShane after Labour MEPs this week voted against Prime Minister Tony Blair's bid to cap European Union spending.

As the row over Europe stepped up, Mr Evans claimed Labour MEPs have in the past voted in defiance of the Prime Minister's wishes – including a vote in favour of a referendum on the European Constitution as far back as October 2000.

In his letter Mr Evans said, "When will you rein in your MEPs and tell them to stop voting with their socialist colleagues against Britain's interests?"

And, mocking the Prime Minister's U-turn on the European referendum, he added, "What other U-turns are planned? Will the Government carry out a U-turn and support a larger increase in Britain's contributions to the EU of more than 1% of GDP, as Labour MEPs are demanding?"

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