20-10-2007, 11:55 PM
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Is it not Booth you are referring to? If not please tell us what Batten did. Thanks!
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MEP puts Brown on the spot over euro
Friday, 19 October 2007
UKIP MEP Graham Booth has forced Gordon Brown to promise a referendum, but not on the EU Constitution he approved at the heads of government summit meeting in Lisbon.
Mr Booth, MEP for the South West Counties, was in Lisbon as part of the Ind/Dem Group in the European Parliament and attended a Press Conference given by Prime Minister.
Infuriated by the lack of what he thought should be proper press questions, and waving a copy of the treaty, Mr Booth challenged the Mr Brown to answer the charge that by signing the treaty he would be committing the UK to join the euro common currency.
Mr Booth said: “This treaty that you have just signed states that the currency of all member states will be the euro. You’ve always said that if it were a question of joining the euro, you would submit it to the approval of the British people. Indeed, you confirmed that at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday before you left.”
A clearly flustered Mr Brown denied that the treaty would require us to join the euro. When Mr Booth pressed this point again, the Prime Minister denied it again and said that if it ever came to that he would allow a referendum.
Mr Booth later commented: “I couldn’t believe the press were giving Mr Brown such an easy ride. Although I wasn’t entitled to ask a question, I couldn’t resist it and I’m glad I did – someone has to speak up for the British people.”
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