Cherie Blair's firm hired to stop EU treaty
"One of Britain's richest men has hired Cherie Blair's law firm to advise him on a £750,000 High Court battle that could force Gordon Brown to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.
Stuart Wheeler will go to the High Court in London tomorrow to seek a judicial review of the Government's decision.
The challenge could delay the ratification of the controversial treaty by months.
Mr Wheeler, 73, made more than £30 million from IG Index, the spread betting firm. He has raised £150,000 from 150 donors to pay for the action, which could cost £750,000.
He will claim that the EU Reform Treaty is almost entirely the same as the defunct EU constitution on which the Government had promised to hold a referendum and the Government should therefore hold a vote on the treaty".
My advice would be to save his money because it is unlikely that the courts will intervene in a government policy decision.
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I'm no fan of Cherie but welcome this move. I pray for its success.
ReplyDeleteInteresting twist though, in'it?
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