Saturday, November 13, 2010
EU Referendum Law Dismissed by Skeptics
Ministers have published the EU Bill, which they promised will give a new legal guarantee that any transfer of British sovereignty to Brussels will be subject to a UK referendum.
The Bill promises that any major new EU treaty or any decision that would end Britain’s veto on areas like social and financial policy would be subject to a “referendum lock”.
However, the final decision on what triggers a referendum will rest with the Government, and opponents of EU integration said that ministers will still be able to refuse any popular vote.'
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