Derek Scott (Chairman of I Want A Referendum & a former adviser to Tony Blair), Shaun Bailey (Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Hammersmith), Greg Hands MP, Syed Kamall MEP, Charles Tannock MEP and activists from a range of pro-referendum organisations attended the launch of the Hammersmith EU Treaty Referendum this afternoon.
Commenting at the launch of the campaign, Derek Scott said:
"We're giving the people of Hammersmith a chance to have the vote that the Government is denying them. We want to remind MPs of their commitments - every political party promised a referendum at the last election, and MPs must be held to that."
Mary Ann Sieghart, who is based in Hammersmith and is a supporter of the campaign, said:
"This is an issue of trust. At the last election, MPs from all parties, including Andrew Slaughter, vowed to back a referendum on the EU Constitution. We simply want him to keep his promise."
"Instead of going back on election pledges, Andrew Slaughter should listen to what his constituents actually want."
Shaun Bailey, the Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Hammersmith, said:
"In the coming weeks, we will be campaigning with people from all parties to make the most of this opportunity. I want to urge as many people as possible in Hammersmith to vote in this referendum."
"We believe that this European Constitution would be bad for Britain and would lead to important decisions about crime, public services and immigration being taken in Brussels, not by us here in Britain. People should be allowed to have a say, before we give such important powers to the EU."
Stuart Coster, Director of the Democracy Movement and Hammersmith resident, said:
"Andrew Slaughter promised a referendum on the original EU Constitution; everyone seems to be saying that the Lisbon Treaty is essentially the same document, so it's clear he must honour his election promise. This referendum is a question of trust."
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