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Briefing: Understanding the EU


The European Union in all its complexities and controversies is often not well understood. I am therefore publishing today a briefing: Understanding the European Union (PDF). The development of the European Union (EU) is defined by the principle of ever-greater integration expressed in the relevant treaties, notably in the preamble about ‘ever closer union’. That is, the goal is continual integration among the nations of Europe until economic, monetary, fiscal and political union has been achieved. The Lisbon Treaty defines the EU, […]

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Conservatives for Britain feedback to the Electoral Commission on the referendum question


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Conservatives for Britain have sent the following to the Electoral Commission. We are meeting the Commission at the time this post is released. A further 10 members appended their names. Additional members approved the text but did not want to supply their names at this point. Dear Sir/Madam, Conservative Members of Parliament meeting as Conservatives for Britain have instructed me to provide our collective view on the European Union Bill referendum question. We have separately arranged a meeting in Parliament. […]

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Conservatives for Britain speeches on the EU Referendum Bill


The EU Referendum Bill Second Reading debate may be watched again here. Please use the index on the right of that page to jump to individual speeches. It was an historic event. Soon, the British people will have the opportunity to choose between the radical step of European political integration or the moderate choice: a trading and co-operating United Kingdom. Here is a summary of contributions to debate by declared Conservatives for Britain members. Owen Paterson began by reminding the […]

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About Conservatives for Britain


Conservatives for Britain is a group of Conservative Party members who: Consider the UK’s present relationship with the EU to be untenable, Take an optimistic, globalist view of the UK’s future, Support the Party’s policy of renegotiation and referendum based on the Wharton Bill franchise and question, Wish to explore what objectives the negotiations must achieve to ensure that they meet the PM’s objective, “to reform the EU and fundamentally change Britain’s relationship with it” (PM, Hansard, Col 1122, 23 […]

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