European Union (Amendment) Bill: Tory amendments

The opposition front bench has tabled a series of amendments to the bill: here they are. They seem designed simply to trigger debate particularly on the Common Foreign and Security Policy, though they’ve also tabled amendments which would require a referendum. David Heathcoat-Amory, I think perhaps the most persuasive and knowledgeable backbench Tory Eurosceptic, having served on the Convention that drafted the original European Constitution, has also tabled amendments, notable on the Charter of Fundamental Rights.

Here’s the bill again, so you can figure out how all the amendments work… I know you’re dying to.

And here’s yesterday’s debate.

Finally, here’s EU Law Blog’s take on our beginning the ratification process.