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Reform Treaty

Put that if the Prime Minister did not like what was concluded in the talks at Lisbon, or later Brussels, presumably that would mean that there was no need for a referendum, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had made his position clear at the press conference on Monday and that there was nothing more to add.

Put repeatedly that it was inconceivable that the Prime Minister would have a referendum on a treaty he had not signed and that there was no scenario in which the Prime Minister would hold a referendum, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had made clear that the Government would either veto the Treaty (in which the Prime Minister would not sign it), or there would be a referendum.

Asked repeatedly to confirm the Prime Minister’s actions and clear up any misunderstanding, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had set out his very firm position at the press conference on Monday; it was his intention to secure the British red lines at the meeting in Lisbon next week; if the red lines were not secured then the Prime Minister would veto the Treaty or there would have to be a referendum.

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