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National Referendum on the European Union

The hon. Member for Middlesbrough (Sir Stuart Bell) agrees that that will be forced through on a spurious basis to cover the City. To coin a phrase, we can't go on like this. Now that the EU is moving into a phase in which huge decisions, such as the decisions of the 17 on fiscal union, are being taken without the requirement of a British signatory on any treaty, we are losing the veto, which was the foundation of our EU membership and which made it acceptable. Therefore, it is now time to renegotiate. It is urgent for our economy. If we need a referendum to force the Government's hand, that is what I will vote for.