Proceeding contribution from Lord Hunt of Wirral (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 11 June 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on European Union (Amendment) Bill.
European Union (Amendment) Bill
My Lords, I do not belong to a political party which once campaigned to withdraw from the European Union, but the noble Lord does. I will take no lessons from the noble Lord about what others in my political party, the Conservative Party, do. I have always thought of myself as a Christian democrat, a national liberal. My predecessor, Lord Selwyn-Lloyd, stood as a national liberal and Conservative. I represent that part of the Liberal Party which joined the Conservative Party and I strongly believe in Europe. It is what brought me into politics. I will not take any lessons from him on how I have to rein in members of my own party when he allowed his party to campaign to withdraw. We have had a good debate—
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- 702 c653-4
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- 2007-08
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- Citizenship China Education Judiciary EU law Information Energy European Union Flags EU common foreign and security policy EU institutions Oil Referendums Parliamentary scrutiny Public participation UK membership of EU European Court of Justice Treaty of Lisbon EU presidency EU trade European External Action Service
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- European Union (Amendment) Bill 2007-08
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