84% of Conservative Party members want the Conservatives to hold a referendum if Lisbon Treaty is already ratified

A survey featured on Conservative Home shows that 84 percent of Conservative Party members want the Conservatives to give British people a referendum, even if the Lisbon Treaty is already ratified when a Conservative government is formed. Of the 84 percent, 60 percent said that the referendum should give the Government the mandate to “renegotiate Britain’s wider relationship with the EU”, while 24 percent said that the referendum should give the Government “authority to negotiate an opt-out from Lisbon’s provisions.”

10 percent said that, if the Treaty is in force, the Conservatives should “reluctantly accept” Lisbon and “look to ensure no further transfers of powers to Europe”. Only 6 percent said that the Conservatives should “welcome that Lisbon cannot be undone and get on with being at the heart of Europe.”

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