It simply isn’t correct to claim that the Conservative Party is at odds over a possible vote on legislation paving the way for a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union.
The Prime Minister has adopted a relaxed attitude to both the upcoming amendment to the Queen’s Speech and the Draft EU Referendum Bill – encouraging a free vote for backbenchers and ministerial parliamentary aides.
He is entirely right to be relaxed.
The Conservative Party in Parliament is united in their belief that the British electorate deserves an In/Out referendum on the EU. The vote on Wednesday looks to encourage the enshrinement of a referendum in law, and guarantee that it happens no later than 2017 – after significant efforts have been made to negotiate new terms for Britain’s membership alongside wider reforms to the EU.
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