Orders of the Day — European Communities Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 13 July 1972.

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Photo of Mr Harold Lever Mr Harold Lever , Manchester Cheetham 12:00, 13 July 1972

I do not know why my hon. Friend should think it has nothing to do with Munich. Our Front Bench spokesman thinks it has a lot to do with Munich. My hon. Friend was not wrong in thinking it has to do with Munich. It has to do with Munich because we cannot remain isolated from what is happening on the continent. It has to do with Munich, too, in the contrast it makes with the purposes of the people of Europe in wanting us to sign the treaty. They do not want us to sign the treaty in order to plunder or enslave us. They want us to sign this treaty because they believe——