Unlock Democracy's protest on Saturday succeeded in attracting support from Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg and the group is hoping its efforts will help strengthen the party's resolve in
calling for a referendum on electoral reform as coalition negotiations continue.
Nevertheless, the GMB and RMT unions are set to join the Conservatives and UKIP
in calling for a referendum before the EU Treaty is set to come into force in 2009.
2.51 pm: Mark Pritchard, the secretary of the Conservative backbench 1922 committee who recently got onto the front page of the Daily Telegraph
by calling for a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU, has issued a statement responding to Chris Huhne's Tea Party jibe.
The move broke ranks with official Labour Party policy, and shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer said the party was «not
calling for a referendum at this stage».
The Lib Dem leader previously refused to
back calls for a referendum on the EU treaty, arguing it was not necessary as the document appeared to differ sufficiently from the failed EU constitution.
In October 2011, 79 Tory MPs voted for a Commons
motion calling for a referendum on Britain's relationship with the EU, despite Cameron's having ordered his party to oppose it.
Earlier Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer hinted Labour could change its policy on another Brexit vote by saying the party was «
not calling for a referendum at this stage».
Scots, a majority of whom want to stay, have said they will
call for a referendum for their own independence (remember the 2014 Scottish referendum?
She wraps up by
calling for a referendum again: «Let us reshape this bill, let us reshape the Lords and then let us ask the British people for their endorsement.»
We also welcome measures to reduce uncertainty to business at a time of fragile economic recovery — so a move to only
call for a referendum if certain and well understood conditions are not met is helpful.
It has
repeatedly called for a referendum on Italy leaving the euro single currency, and has criticized EU policy making, but says it does not want Italy to abandon the European Union.
The prime minister also faced questions on Europe from opposition backbenchers, including the DUP's Nigel Dodds who
repeated calls for a referendum and former business minister Pat McFadden.
In the aftermath of the election, the
FN called for a referendum on the EU, the blocking of EU institutions, and a snap general election.
A group of Labour candidates has written a letter to Gordon
Brown calling for a referendum on electoral reform to be held on the day of the general election.
The Conservatives are introducing a Commons amendment on
Wednesday calling for a referendum and are hoping to pick up support from Liberal Democrat MPs and some Labour backbenchers.
But Linda Ervin, floor leader and representative for the Onondaga County Legislature's 17th district, ruled out the feasibility of the legislature to approve a referendum this year — dashing the hope for a referendum despite Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, who attended the debate,
recently calling for the referendum to take place.
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Monday called for a referendum to let voters advise Common Council members on whether the city should build a $ 64.6 million streetcar line.
Delegates backed a motion from the
GMB calling for a referendum to highlight, but rejected a motion by the RMT which would have required the TUC to campaign for a no vote.
Labour's decision to back the prime minister in opposing a Commons motion
calling for a referendum meant there was not a chance that the government would be defeated.
Conservatives have
consistently called for a referendum but last week David Cameron suggested, in the event of it actually coming into force, a referendum may no longer be appropriate.
Passing an Amendment (18 April 2018) which would force the Government to renege on its Manifesto commitment to leave the customs union is an outrage, and I for one have decided in consequence, and regretfully, to sign the
petition calling for a referendum on the abolition of the House of Lords.
But Mr Campbell, on the eve of his party conference in Brighton, said he still opposed the Conservative and
TUC call for a referendum on the draft treaty agreed by EU leaders.