Labour and the Lib Dems parties warn that their MPs may avoid a vote on an EU referendum.
Two of three Britainâ„¢s main political parties including the opposition Labour and the Liberal Democrats have warned that their MPs may stay away from a House of Commons vote on a European Union (EU) referendum.
The second-most senior Liberal Democrat and Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, said he would be in Scotland when the House of Commons vote is going to be held, while the shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna predicted that most Labour MPs would not attend the vote.
The leaders of both parties are against the idea of an in/out referendum on membership with Europe, which is set to take place in 2017. They warn that such a move could damage the UK economy.
But Conservative MP James Wharton, who is leading the Private Memberâ„¢s Bill [proposed law] on an EU vote in 2017, predicted it would still get passed and accused Labour leader Ed Miliband of being Å“weak” for not lining up his party in support of it, claiming his Å“Shadow Cabinet is split down the middle” on the matter.
Whartonâ„¢s Private Memberâ„¢s Bill has caused a gap between the coalition Tories and Lib-Dems.
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