“Tony Blair has today made a statement in Parliament to confirm that a referendum will be held on the proposed EU Constitution. In a widely leaked reversal of policy, Tony Blair pledged that once Parliament has debated and decided on the EU Constitution, ‘the people should have the final say’. Mr Blair stopped short of explaining why he has had such a sudden and complete change of view or of setting out a specific timetable. However, his indication that the final document, expected to be agreed in June, will first be considered by Parliament indicates that the referendum is unlikely before an expected Spring 2005 general election”, reports the Democracy Movement.

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