My hon. Friend has made a very sensible point. I think that, as we get nearer to the election, we need to differentiate between what we believe in as Conservatives and what we have been forced to agree to by the need to be in harness with the Liberal Democrats. Given that they have not fulfilled their promises to us, and as we discover in the course of our negotiations with our European partners that we may not be able to secure protections in every area in which we would like to secure them, we shall have to consider, in those new circumstances, the balance of the opt-ins that are proposed, and decide whether we, as Conservatives, wish to agree to them.
Justice and Home Affairs Opt-out
Proceeding contribution from
Mark Reckless
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 7 April 2014.
It occurred during Debate on Justice and Home Affairs Opt-out.
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