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European Union (Amendment) Bill

That is my proposition. Ultimately, the treaty is about the comparative powers of member states vis-à-vis the European Union. By ““member states””, I mean in particular their representative Parliaments and, by extension, the powers of the people they represent. In my judgment, that balance is profoundly upset by the treaty—and never more clearly than in criminal justice, policing, immigration and asylum. With those few scattered thoughts, I strongly support the amendments tabled by my hon. Friends.