Earlier on Jim worried that Tories weren't taking the Lisbon Treaty debates seriously. You might be right Jim but the Tories have - according to Ben Brogan - just successfully ambushed the Government in the Commons:
"The Tories are allowing themselves a little victory jig this evening. They claim to have caught the Government napping during the deliberations on the Lisbon Treaty. A Tory amendment to require the European Scrutiny Committee to sit in public should have been defeated. But it being Thursday afternoon, there weren't enough Labour MPs around to secure a victory, so the Whips ran up the white flag and allowed the amendment through without a vote. Coincidentally, just yesterday a Government person was bemoaning to me the reluctance of some Labour MPs to put in the hours."
William Hague spoke to Policy Exchange earlier and his speech has won a mixed reception. Peter Hoskin at Coffee House recommends the speech for its case for a referendum. Iain Martin at The Telegraph is disappointed that Mr Hague gave few clues as to the Tory vision on Europe.
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