European Union (Referendum) Bill
Debate between Baroness Hoey and Lord Wharton of Yarm(11 years, 5 months ago)
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James Wharton
My hon. Friend makes an important and valid observation. It appears that the Leader of the Opposition does not even trust his own party, because he cannot lead them one way or the other on this important matter, but he has ordered them to run away from the debate.
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab)
I want to point out that it is important to recognise that the majority of Labour voters in the country want to see a referendum.
James Wharton
The hon. Lady is of course right. We know that the majority of people in this country want a referendum. I would extend to her on this issue the hand of cross-party co-operation and friendship, and to any of her colleagues who would like to join in what we are trying to do to deliver that, not just for Labour voters, not just for Conservative voters, but for everyone, whether they believe that we should be in European Union or should leave it.