You have missed the key words in Blair's reply which are "conventional amending treaty" .
By using this phrase which has been used to describe every previous Treaty e.g Nice ,Maastricht Blair is laying the ground to ensure no referendum . The importance of the phrase is that an amending Treaty can be approved solely by Parliament and requires no consultation with the electorate.
This is one of the key issues in the consultations going on behind closed doors on how to avoid any open discussion on the revised Constitution
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