Daniel Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham, responds to Denis MacShane's challenge to David Cameron over the EU, and asks why he didn't keep his Polish surname if he is so pro-integration.
Denis MacShane yesterday paid his customary homage to the European Union, in an Observer article entitled "David, the EU's here to stay, so join in". The whole inference of the article suggests that David Cameron and the Conservative Party are opposed to the EU and want to do everything possible to destabilise the progress of the Constitution for political gain. The truth is that the Conservative party feels passionately about our country and cannot allow something like the new Constitution to go ahead without a fight as we see it as a direct threat to the sovereignty of Parliament and our British way of life.
I am the Chairman of the National Campaign for a Referendum and we have many MPs as members coming from a variety of Parties. I applaud the Labour MP for Luton North Kelvin Hopkins who has joined together with Frank Field MP and Austin Mitchell MP. These are men of integrity and principle as their love for their country will not be bowed by Labour whips nor the clunking fist of Gordon Brown. I urge other Labour MPs to join our group and fight for our sovereignty.