I am very grateful for having stumbled into this debate. Does the hon. Gentleman not accept the danger that, although people might not be in favour of voting yes in the first referendum, they would be forced—with the proverbial gun to their head—to vote yes to such a transfer of powers because they did not want an in/out referendum?
European Union Bill
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Thomas Docherty
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 1 February 2011.
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