Recently, the Tories haven’t quite been giving us the full picture on Europe. Sure, they’ve opposed the Lisbon Treaty, and have been pushing for a referendum on it. But they’ve also been tight-lipped about what a Cameron Government would do should the Treaty be ratified. Would they pull out of it? Would they hold a retrospective referendum? etc. etc.
As Three Line Whip points out, the Tory MP David Heathcoat Amory may have made things a little clearer. Here’s what he told The House Magazine:
“The next Conservative government will renegotiate our relationship with Europe and finally the people will have a vote on this.”
A party spokesman has already batted down expectations, with a coy “We’ll go into more detail when the time is right”. But it’s an encouraging sign nonetheless.
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