» Wednesday, May 19, 2004European Constitution
Asked for a reaction to today’s Telegraph report suggesting that our red lines on the European Constitution had been crossed, the Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that as he had told journalists yesterday, we were in a real negotiation. He drew their attention to the White Paper published last September which stated, “We will insist that unanimity remains for….key areas of criminal procedural law” (paragraph 66). Habeas corpus, trial by jury and the like were key areas of the criminal justice system and would not be changed. That was our bottom line. The particular route which the Constitution ultimately went down was a matter for negotiation. Briefing took place at 11:00 | Search for related news Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. Click-use licence number C02W0004089. Material is reproduced from the original 10 Downing Street source, but may not be the most up-to-date version of the briefings, which might be revised at the original source. Users should check with the original source in case of revisions. Comments are © Copyright contributors. Everything else is © Copyright Downing Street Says. |
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