Blair to Scrap EU Referendum if The French Vote Non

Blair to Scrap EU Referendum if The French Vote Non

The Government is preparing to ditch plans to hold a referendum on the new European constitution if France and other countries reject it, Jack Straw, the Foreign Secretary, signalled yesterday.

As opponents of the constitution launched a cross-party campaign for a No vote, he indicated that ministers were having second thoughts despite earlier promises to hold a referendum whatever happened.

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