The Tory party have been having a very fun morning in the Chamber so far. The debate about James Wharton’s Private Member’s Bill for an EU referendum has had the atmosphere of a children’s party.
David Cameron was smiling on a frontbench like the indulgent father watching his child getting a little over-excited. William Hague played the part of conjurer, producing a magnificent speech attacking Labour and, to a lesser extent, the Lib Dems, for not giving voters a say.
Dennis Skinner even offered a quick performance at the start, but this time he wasn’t a clown: he told the Chamber he thought the British people had failed to take his advice on Europe in the 1970s and that ‘what we need is a referendum before the next election’. James Wharton gave an impressive, slick and witty speech. He has had an extraordinary stroke of luck in winning the Private Member’s Ballot as it has given him the opportunity to show what an able MP he is.
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