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European Union (Amendment) Bill

The right hon. and learned Member for Rushcliffe (Mr. Clarke) said that, while he thought he could support the Government in tonight’s vote, he did not think he could support much of the Foreign Secretary’s argument. May I play matchmaker, and give the Foreign Secretary and the right hon. and learned Gentleman an opportunity to agree on something—that failure to ratify the treaty would plunge the United Kingdom into crisis, as the right hon. and learned Gentleman was reported as saying on television this morning?