16:05: So, how does Cameron intend to make British law supreme?
16:06: We cannot hold a referendum to stop this treaty any more than we can stop the sun rising in the morning.
And now Cameron lets rip. He points out that the betrayal was Blair’s and Brown’s, ably supported by the LibDems. The Conservatives have been consistent.
16:08: The Tories will reform the European Communities Act to ensure that such a betrayal never happens again. Every treaty and European reform will be placed before the people. Here is Cameron’s Lincolnian paradign, that dominated his Confernece speech again – power for the people is his mantra. It confims his avowed Euroscepticism without declaring war on the EU. There is however doubt about the need for further treaties post-Lisbon.
Now you might think these preliminary comments would ensure a referendum in his first parliament.
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