Committee (2nd Day) (Continued)

Part of European Union Referendum Bill – in the House of Lords at 9:30 pm on 2 November 2015.

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Photo of Lord Stoddart of Swindon Lord Stoddart of Swindon Independent Labour 9:30, 2 November 2015

Is it not true that Harold Macmillan’s real reason for wanting to join is that he had come to the conclusion that the United Kingdom was ungovernable? That was his reason. However, in the 1971 White Paper issued by Mr Heath, did he not make the assertion that our general sovereignty would not be undermined—or something of that sort—and is it not true that our essential sovereignty is being undermined and has been undermined?