Thursday, 19 June 2008

Last-ditch protests to kill off EU constitution ignored as Brown forces through Lisbon Treaty

Benedict Brogan
Daily Mail
Thursday, June 19, 2008

Gordon Brown signed away swathes of British sovereignty last night after he refused to back attempts to kill off the European constitution.

He forced through the Lisbon Treaty despite a last-ditch attempt by Tory peers to delay its ratification until October.

They were out-voted in the Lords by Labour and Liberal Democrats.

The document, the near-identical replacement for the constitution that collapsed in 2005, now awaits the formality of Royal Assent to become the law of the land.

FULL ARTICLE @ Daily Mail

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