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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8783

11 September 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/constitution
Commissioner Chris Patten prepared to join British referendum campaign for Constitution yes vote, but not to lead it

Brussels, 10/09/2004 (Agence Europe) - Commissioner Chris Patten said in Brussels on Friday that he was fully prepared to participate in the campaign for a yes vote in the referendum over the European Constitution in the UK as long as he is absolutely certain beforehand that the government is 'ready to go for it'. It isn't that I am not passionate about the idea of getting the UK to be less detached from the EU, he said, but I would hesitate to take a leading role with the prime minister and...

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