England to Clear EU Treaty

Mark Deen
Bloomberg
June 19, 2008

Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords plan to back Prime Minister Gordon Brown by approving the European Union governing treaty, clearing the way for British ratification of the document rejected by Irish voters.

“We should finish the process, just as the Irish have completed theirs,” Lord Tom McNally, leader of the 76 Liberal Democrats in the upper chamber, said in an interview. “Our intention is to see the bill pass. We’re not going to fall into the Conservative elephant traps along the way.”

The comments indicate that Brown’s Labour government has enough strength in the House of Lords to win final approval for the Lisbon Treaty when lawmakers vote later today. The treaty can only take effect once all 27 EU countries endorse it. Irish voters vetoed it in a referendum last week.

Brown has rebuffed calls from the opposition Conservatives to drop or delay the House of Lords vote, saying Britain should make up its own mind about the treaty. The Conservatives alone don’t have enough strength in the Lords to block the bill.

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