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  Opposition Day - European Union
  
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  @ MP voted aye to commend the Prime Minister for refusing to sign up to an EU Treaty without safeguards for the UK. 
  @ MP voted no not to commend the Prime Minister for refusing to sign up to an EU Treaty without safeguards for the UK. 
  
  The majority of MPs commended the Prime Minister for refusing to sign up to an EU Treaty without safeguards for the UK. 
  
  The text of the approved motion was:
  
  :That this House 
  :''commends the Prime Minister'' on his refusal at the European Council to sign up to a Treaty without safeguards for the UK; 
  :''regards'' the use of the veto in appropriate circumstances to be a vital means of defending the national interests of the UK; and 
  :''recognises'' the desire of the British people for a rebalancing of the relationship with our European neighbours based on co-operation and mutually beneficial economic arrangements.
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