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European Union (Amendment) Bill

I must make progress, but I shall try to give way to right hon. and hon. Members in due course. The wide coalition behind the treaty is relevant. The Leader of the Opposition said in 2007 that he wanted to"““create a flexible Europe by building alliances with those who share our interests and our ideas””." Where does that stand now? We know the truth. His crusade against the treaty is a shared project with Sinn Fein, assorted fringe communist parties and the Dutch Animals party. That is the extent of the shared interests. The Leader of the Opposition is not leading his party to government, or building an alliance of shared interests. He is leading it into the wilderness, to follow the hon. Member for Stone (Mr. Cash).