Sunday, June 30, 2013

Labour/Liberal Democrats vs EU Vote

BBC News: Reports that the Liberal Democrats in  the Coalition Government will not take part as will Labour in the next reading of the EU Vote private members Bill. 

Lets Get Real: 

The Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats have to be careful that they do not place themselves in a impossible position, the Labour Party can not be sure how many Labour MPs would support the Bill on its third reading, or even vote in the Commons for the Bill.   The idea that is just the Conservative Party that has a problem with the EU is a BIG MISTAKE, a small minority of Labour MPs are also very negative about the EU, also a healthy does of Labour supporters are very anti Europe.   The Labour Party can not go in to the 2015 Election with the idea that they can deny the EU vote to voters, it would give the impression that the Labour leadership is out of touch with its own MPs and its voters and more generally with the UK voter.   There is the idea within the elite that this Bill will die due to the fact that its a Private Members Bill, this blog doubts, the more the Labour Party and Liberal Democrats wait the more they might be forced in to saying YES to a vote, politics is an ART folks not a science. 

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