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- Thursday 06 March 2008
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Referendum vote result
A majority of MPs voted yesterday against a referendum on the re-named EU Constitution Treaty, despite having promised one at the last election.
A Conservative amendment for a referendum was defeated by a majority of 63 votes - 311 votes to 248.
A second referendum amendment, put down by rebel Labour MPs, was defeated by a majority of 64 votes.
The bulk of the Conservatives were supported by 29 Labour MPs, 15 Liberal Democrats, the Scottish and Welsh nationalist parties and some independents. But this was not enough to overcome the Government's majority.
We will be amending our records over the next few days to reflect how MPs voted on the referendum amendments.