Sentences with phrase «said eurosceptic»

But, in reality, it appears that when Labour said our Eurosceptic promises were all hot air, they were right; that when Heseltine said that in government every Conservative Prime Minister is Europhile, he was right; that when UKIP said Conservatives were not to be trusted on Europe, they were right; that when I and others said that the Conservative Party had changed, and that Cameron and Hague were genuinely convicted Eurosceptics who understood what must be done and would not let us down, we were wrong.

Iain Duncan Smith said Eurosceptic MPs could accept a delay of «a month or two» for practical reasons — but making provision for it now was akin to «planning for failure».

In an open letter to party leader Nigel Farage, Tory donor Michael Ashcroft said the eurosceptic party was acting against its own interest by challenging the Conservatives.

The Ukip leader said eurosceptic parties on the right and left would fail to win enough support to put a real block on the European parliament.

«Emmanuel Macron would be bad for Brexit and Theresa May,» said the eurosceptic Daily Telegraph newspaper, which is close to May's Conservatives.

Not exact matches

The YouGov survey of 800 Tory members showed nearly one in five were seriously considering voting for the eurosceptic party, while 53 % said they did not feel respected by the Conservative leadership.

But yes, there is an incentive for May to walk away here, say «to hell with them», and present herself to the eurosceptic press like some sort of Boudica fighting valiantly against a foreign tyrant.

While senior Labour politicians seem to feel comfortable speaking to pro-EU middle - class voters who have seen the visible gains of EU membership, they have little to say to Eurosceptic working - class voters who have suffered on the other end.

Contingency plans for the collapse of the euro should be talked about more openly to «soften the blow» to the British public, a leading eurosceptic has said.

The comments, which came as an aside during a case won by the government, triggered outrage among eurosceptics on the Tory backbenches, who said the UK had been tricked into believing it had an opt - out from the convention when Labour signed up during the Lisbon negotiations.

But the Ukip leader later said the star's protest was «absolutely disgusting» as he tried to claim that Geldof and his allies were attacking fishermen, rather than eurosceptic politicians.

The Commons» European scrutiny committee's chair, arch Tory eurosceptic Bill Cash, said: «The prime minister needs to be aware, as he discusses these matters in the European Council, that the debate has moved on from specific concerns about individual issues to fundamental questions which involve our democracy.»

Thus, conservative REGNUM tended to present an atmosphere of confusion among ruling European politicians, normally trying to make Pro-Europeanists sound naïve and trivial («Moldova should strengthen efforts towards European integration, because it can bring Moldovan citizens welfare, social solidarity, good laws and respect»), but eurosceptics — witty and wise («The EU is a project with a past but without a future»),» Berdnikovs said.

Mark Reckless, a leading eurosceptic among the 81 Conservative backbenchers who defied David Cameron last month, said an EU referendum was a matter of «when» and not «if» after the Tory revolt.

Jacob Rees - Mogg, a Conservative backbencher and leader of the Eurosceptic European Research Group, said customs union membership was unacceptable to leading Brexit supporters and accused Philip Hammond, the chancellor, of undermining Britain's departure from the EU.

In particular they want Cameron to say that he will advocate «Brexit» in case his negotiation strategy fails and he does not obtain the reforms to achieve what Eurosceptics vaguely define as «restoring British sovereignty».

McDonnell, an open Eurosceptic, denied suggestions he and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn had not campaigned hard enough for a Remain vote, saying they had been honest with voters about their reservations.

Bernard Jenkin, a leading Tory Eurosceptic, led the rebellion with an urgent question to the government, saying the limits went further than those imposed on ministers in 1975 and created a worse atmosphere.

European parliament president Martin Schulz has said he is «worried» about Eurosceptics changing the direction of Europe.

But senior figures are saying Cameron's handling of the EU referendum vote, in which he conceded that a bill should be passed in this parliament after initially saying this was unnecessary, had weakened him even in the eyes of Eurosceptics.

Eurosceptic Conservative MEP Roger Helmer accused the PM of «rolling over» and said the outcome had been «no great achievement».

Last night Eurosceptic Tory MP Sir Bill Cash said: «I am glad these firms have finally woken up and seen the light.

Fox, a vociferous Eurosceptic, said Britain should try to renegotiate its position in Europe, saying its goal should be «as loose a union as we can possibly get».

Andrew Tyrie, the committee's chair, said the estimates had an «arbitrary air of precision», and the Eurosceptic Conservative backbencher Jacob Rees - Mogg asked whether, rather than allow the independent Office for Budget Responsibility to make the forecasts, Osborne had «taken back control so that you can fiddle the figures».

Leading Eurosceptic MP Steve Baker said he believed it was inevitable some members of the Cabinet would walk if they felt forced to take what he described as a flimsy deal on the renegotiation.

Their researchers say the issue will be forced back on to the agenda after party conferences when Douglas Carswell, who defected from the Tories to Ukip, is expected to win a Clacton - on - sea byelection and become the Eurosceptic party's first MP.

Tory Eurosceptics say they will push for exit after general election as Ukip tries to build on Douglas Carswell's defection

Other Tory Eurosceptics described the PM's renegotiation so far as a farce, saying the new national living wage would act as a huge pull factor for migrants.

He said: «The backbench Eurosceptic opinion is altogether more newsworthy particularly in the rightwing popular press... The party depends for its support on the Conservative mainstream and the more orthodox backbenchers.

The leader of the opposition said: «My position is no — we don't want an in / out referendum,» causing some of his own eurosceptic backbenchers to gasp.

The latest news follows reports that Cameron is preparing to «purge» his Cabinet of eurosceptics, with Chris Grayling said to be top of the list.

Mr Klaus, a natural eurosceptic, said last week his reluctance to sign the treaty because of concerns it could open up Czech citizens from property claims by Germans ousted after the second world war had been addressed.

Lord Rose used a speech to lobby journalists to make a direct appeal to those who have previously wanted out, saying that he wanted to «bring those eurosceptics in».

The eurosceptic party says the stories are the result of a smear campaign originating in Conservative head office.

Some 110 MPs are now said to be signed up to the eurosceptic Conservatives for Britain group, set up last weekend to back an exit if Cameron does not win far - reaching change.

One said he was backing the amendment because he felt his voters expected him to be deeply eurosceptic - but that he disagreed with its «regret» wording as «ridiculous».

But other voices say the Tories need to build bridges with the eurosceptic party or risk splitting the right - wing vote and letting Labour in.

Yet other eurosceptic Tories have accused Hammond of obstructing Brexit and said he must decide whether he is going to support May or quit the Government.

Amid a massive revolt by Tory Eurosceptics, Cabinet Office minister David Lidington said they had to recognise the «challenges» of forging a «deep and special relationship» with the bloc.

Tory Eurosceptic Sir Bill Cash said he would be opposed to any significant extension of ties to the customs union, adding: «We must not give in to ultimatums.»

The data suggests that many older voters will switch away from the eurosceptic party in 2015 with less than three quarters of Ukip voters in the 2014 European elections saying they could see themselves doing the same in a General Election.

Conservative MP Nadine Dorries says Europe is «dying on its feet» as she joins a group of Eurosceptic MPs trying to engineer a Commons vote on an EU referendum.

The Premier also last week insisted he will stay on in No10 no matter what the result is, though many Eurosceptic MPs say that will be impossible.

A Eurosceptic source said: «We feel that Theresa May is going to campaign for us to leave and we sent Liam on a charm offensive to try and make that happen.»

MP Steve Baker, a key figure in Vote Leave, said: «It would be a complete farce if ministers had to prove their Eurosceptic credentials before campaigning.»

After the 2015 election, this culminated in the suspension of collective cabinet responsibility during the referendum campaign, so that Eurosceptic ministers need not resign their posts, despite publicly contradicting everything that the PM and Chancellor were saying.

Horwood also attacked eurosceptic Tory MPs, saying:

Andrew Duff, leader of the Lib Dems in the European parliament, said he was sorry to lose Mr Karim and had not had him down as a Eurosceptic.

Prominent eurosceptic John Baron said the Carswell defection was «unfortunate» because it «could create the impression we are divided».

In response to Boris Johnson's rejection of their advances, one bullish Tory MP said, «Whether we win or lose [the referendum], the next leader of the Conservatives will be a eurosceptic».