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| Davis predicts EU vote 'backlash' | Davis predicts EU vote 'backlash' |
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| The government may well thwart calls for a referendum on the EU constitution but could see a public backlash, the shadow home secretary has warned. | The government may well thwart calls for a referendum on the EU constitution but could see a public backlash, the shadow home secretary has warned. |
| David Davis told BBC News 24 ministers would ultimately face an angry public who believed they were promised a vote. | David Davis told BBC News 24 ministers would ultimately face an angry public who believed they were promised a vote. |
| International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander defended the treaty, say it was "reforming" in nature. | |
| He said the British system required such documents to be put before Parliament for "proper scrutiny". | He said the British system required such documents to be put before Parliament for "proper scrutiny". |
| "We live in a parliamentary system here in the UK. Other countries have different systems," he said on News 24. | "We live in a parliamentary system here in the UK. Other countries have different systems," he said on News 24. |
| 'Time to decide' | 'Time to decide' |
| Sunday's Observer newspaper, together with a number of other papers, urged the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, to hold a vote. The Observer accused him of a "cowardly refusal to make the political case for Europe". | Sunday's Observer newspaper, together with a number of other papers, urged the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, to hold a vote. The Observer accused him of a "cowardly refusal to make the political case for Europe". |
| For democracy's sake ... this is something that absolutely has to go to a referendum David Davis, Shadow Home Secretary | For democracy's sake ... this is something that absolutely has to go to a referendum David Davis, Shadow Home Secretary |
| Renewing his own party's call for a referendum, Mr Davis told the BBC: "People are going to say, you promised this before - this treaty is almost the same - 90% the same - as the treaty you promised a referendum for." | Renewing his own party's call for a referendum, Mr Davis told the BBC: "People are going to say, you promised this before - this treaty is almost the same - 90% the same - as the treaty you promised a referendum for." |
| Mr Davis said momentum for a referendum was growing. | Mr Davis said momentum for a referendum was growing. |
| Former Europe minister Keith Vaz told the BBC on Friday it was time for British people to be allowed to decide the UK's place in Europe "once and for all". | Former Europe minister Keith Vaz told the BBC on Friday it was time for British people to be allowed to decide the UK's place in Europe "once and for all". |
| The UKIP and the GMB and RMT unions have also called for a referendum. | The UKIP and the GMB and RMT unions have also called for a referendum. |
| Meanwhile, Ian Davidson, a Labour MP spearheading a campaign for a UK referendum on the treaty, has claimed he could gain the support of up to 120 Labour MPs. | Meanwhile, Ian Davidson, a Labour MP spearheading a campaign for a UK referendum on the treaty, has claimed he could gain the support of up to 120 Labour MPs. |