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Thursday 10th July 2014

(10 years, 4 months ago)

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Lord Pearson of Rannoch Portrait Lord Pearson of Rannoch (UKIP)
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My Lords, are the Government aware that our new Commissioner will have to swear sole allegiance to the European Union, ignoring our national interest?

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Actually it is true; it is in the treaties. Does that not rule out privy counsellors, who have taken an oath of sole allegiance to the Queen?

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