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European Union (Amendment) Bill

In a way, the hon. Gentleman is making the point for my hon. Friend the Member for Rayleigh (Mr. Francois), because he is saying that the EU's external position is not coherent, and that the changes in the treaty will make it more coherent and easier to represent the EU's view to the outside world. In effect, a position will be built over time—exactly the point that my hon. Friend made—that will become the view of the EU around the world and will undermine our independent foreign policy.