Where are we

UK ministers have stopped denying that the European Union Reform Treaty it is the same document as the European Union Constitution because of the unexpectedly large number of European leaders prepared to publicly state that the new treaty is essentially the same as the old.

The government now argues that while it is indeed the same for other member states, it is different for the UK because of its various opt-outs and safeguards.



But the various safeguards the Government is basing this argument on were also in the original version of the constitution - on which the government promised to hold a referendum.

As reported in todays Telegraph
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