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http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/359276/Secret-EU-plot-to-stitch-up-Britain
SECRET EU PLOT TO STITCH UP BRITAIN
Critics accused EU officials of making bogus threats in an attempt to intimidate the Prime Minister
Critics accused EU officials of making bogus threats in an attempt to intimidate the Prime Minister
Tuesday November 20,2012
By Macer Hall
EU officials are plotting to exclude Britain from budget talks in retaliation for David Cameron’s
call for a spending freeze.
They are stitching together an “alternative” financial plan that could be agreed with the 26 other
member states, leaving the UK isolated, it emerged last night.
The plot raises fears that British taxpayers will be forced to fork out for inflation-busting
increases in payments to Brussels for years to come.
Details of the covert discussions emerged yesterday ahead of a crunch summit of European leaders
later this week.
Critics accused EU officials of making bogus threats in an attempt to intimidate the Prime Minister
not to veto a massive budget rise.
They pointed out that any attempt to cobble together a budget deal without the UK would be illegal.
Richard Ashworth, leader of the Tory MPs in the European Parliament, said: “The UK veto may be a
thorn in the side of some in Brussels, but it is a legal reality and it is there for a reason.
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The UK’s negotiators will not give in to threats
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Richard Ashworth
“They cannot just wish it away. It would require treaty change.
“We are seeing all kinds of wild talk in advance of the summit as people adopt negotiating
positions, but people with Europe’s best interests at heart should be encouraging calm heads, not
trying to stoke up the temperature.
“The UK’s negotiators will not give in to threats.”
Ukip leader Nigel Farage said: “This move demonstrates the level of hatred within the EU towards
Britain. It could be dismissed as a scare tactic but I suspect it shows a clear desire of EU
centralisers to get rid of troublesome UK influence.
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“It is appalling they expect the UK to have no say on how its money is spent at EU level. Have they
never heard of the cry ‘No taxation without representation’? This move could lead to a revolution
for UK independence.”
Tim Aker, of anti-Brussels campaign group Get Britain Out, said: “The EU budget debate is becoming
farcical. If the EU wishes to create an alternative budget without Britain, then it will have to
make do without British taxpayers’ money.
“There is simply no justification for any increase in EU spending. British families are having to
tighten their belts; the EU should do the same.
“A failure to do so will reinforce the calls in the UK for an in-or-out EU Referendum and a vote to
get Britain out of the EU. Then they’ll have to make all their budgets without Britain.”
And former EU accountant Marta Andreasen, who is a Ukip Euro-MP, said: “David Cameron has two
options to this slap in the face, either he turns the other cheek and rolls over on the budget or he
seizes this opportunity to remove the UK from the farce that is EU membership. The EU has far more
to lose than the UK from a British exit.”
The furious row follows increasingly tense negotiations over the European Commission’s proposal for
a trillion euro (£800billion) EU budget for 2014 to 2020.
Britain’s payments to the EU, already worth £50million a day, would soar by billions of pounds a
year under the proposed rise.
Many Tory MPs are insisting that Brussels spending should be drastically cut. And Mr Cameron has
indicated that he will refuse to support any increase that exceeds the expected inflation rate.
His tough stance has angered many European leaders whose countries are set to cash in from a budget
increase.
In retaliation, some officials and diplomats are studying the legal and technical implications of
pressing ahead with a budget among 26 member nations and excluding Britain.
One official said: “People are looking, both in national capitals and in Brussels, for a solution at
26. It’s being looked at from a financial and legal point of view.”
Last night Downing Street officials dismissed the plot.
A spokeswoman said: “Various negotiations tactics are coming to the surface.”
“The Prime Minister has been hitting the phones this weekend, speaking to several European partners
as we continue to work constructively to find a deal on the EU’s multi-annual budget cycle. We think
we can agree a deal.”
The Swedish government has backed his stance and last night up to six countries appeared ready to
veto the budget.
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