Brussels, 25/10/2011 (Agence Europe) - During the evening of Monday 24 October, British MPs rejected (by 483 votes against and 111 for) an amendment proposing a referendum on keeping the United Kingdom in the European Union. Although the vote was of a consultative nature and had little chance of being adopted, it provided an opportunity to show that part of the Conservatives are in defiance of their prime minister, David Cameron. Out of the 111 votes in favour of a referendum, 80 were from...