Proceeding contribution from David Heathcoat-Amory (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 20 June 2005. It occurred during Ministerial statement on European Council.
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I congratulate the Prime Minister on treading the familiar path for British Prime Ministers from uncritical acceptance to a realistic Euroscepticism. May I invite him to take one small further step by admitting publicly that 25 free countries cannot be squeezed into a single centralised European structure? Will he instead be creative and bold by taking a lead in Europe and publishing alternative proposals for a treaty relationship—he can call it ““new Europe”” if he likes—that celebrates diversity and would not only be more democratic but stop the ridiculous rows at European summits that are caused by the endless rush towards centralisation?
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