The beast is stirring. Interesting piece in The Telegraph here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/11594812/David-Cameron-launches-charm-offensive-to-head-off-Right-wing-rebel-Tory-MPs.html
Significant comments:
"David Davis, former Europe Minister, estimated that most of the 332 Tory MPs wanted Parliament to have a veto or “opt-out” power to stop individual EU laws from applying to Britain. Up to 60 MPs would feel so strongly that they could rebel on the issue alone, he said. "
But “a significant fraction of the Conservative party” wants “a parliamentary opt-out on anything” from the EU.
“What ordinary members of the public want to see are an ‘emergency brake’ on immigration, which the Swiss have got. They probably want to see some changes to things like the European arrest warrant, rather less regulatory meddling,” he said.
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"Nigel Mills, the Tory MP who led a rebellion over EU migration 18 months ago, said he wanted Mr Cameron to restore the “national sovereignty” of Parliament “so our national parliament’s decisions have to be respected.
“If we as a parliament decide to do something that conflicts with an EU treaty, we have to have the final say,” Mr Mills said. “After that, anything else you can fix. The other thing we really need to get to grips on is the immigration issue.”"
I would be more than happy if we could achieve the above, since it would re-establish the primacy of the UK Parliament as the repository of the sovereign will of the British people.
Plus, I have always hated the European Arrest Warrant, since it treats the judicial systems of all EU countries as equivalent.
Originally Posted by: Maunder Minimum