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Is Tony Blair stitching up a deal over Constitution?
Wednesday, 10 March 2004 As Tony Blair prepares to meet with the Irish Prime Minister tomorrow, East Midlands Conservative MEPs Chris Heaton-Harris and Roger Helmer have said the Prime Minister should come clean over any deals being made over the EU Constitution. Media reports have suggested that the Spanish, German and Polish Governments may be shifting their positions on the crucial issue of voting strengths. The British press report that Mr Blair and Mr Berlusconi have written a joint letter to the Irish Government asking it to 'push ahead' with the Constitution. The letter also reportedly says that the two leaders believe that 'only a few questions remain unanswered'. Today in the European Parliament, the Council and Commission will make statements on preparations for the Council Summit. Conservatives MEPs Chris Heaton-Harris and Roger Helmer have been campaigning for a Referendum on any proposed EU Constitution. Commenting on any deals being made, East Midlands Euro-MP Chris Heaton-Harris, said: "People in the East Midlands, and Britain as a whole, are opposed to the EU Constitution. Now it appears that Tony Blair and other Governments are trying to cobble together a squalid deal behind closed doors. If the Prime Minister has carved-up a secret back-room deal on the Constitution this will further undermine people's trust in him on this issue, as on so many others." MEP Roger Helmer added: "The British people need some answers. They deserve to know what the Government is doing in their name. The Constitution proposes a massive transfer of powers from Britain to the EU and it cannot be allowed to go ahead without consulting the British people." People can sign the Conservatives petition for a Referendum at www.putittothepeople.com |