In tomorrow's Sunday Telegraph, I try to explain why Peter Mandelson, of all people, is propping Gordon Brown in place at a terrible cost to Labour. It's all about keeping David Cameron out of office until after the Irish referendum. You can read my piece here. Witness, once again, the EU's h...

There might just have been an argument to support the Lisbon Treaty (LT) in the 2008 Irish referendum, although I do not see it myself, but it is impossible to make a valid case to vote in favor of the LT in the forthcoming October 2009 referendum, as this second referendum in itself is a massive betrayal of the democratic will of the Irish people. At the 2008 referendum, which took place a year a...

DAVID Cameron yesterday promised to change the law so that no more powers could be transferred to Europe without the say of the British people in a referendum.

David Cameron indicates he intends to seize the initiative over a referendum on Scottish independence.

My colleague Jonny Dymond has left the office for a month with a lot of wires and a long-suffering producer, but that does not mean he is ever far from my heart, or indeed my inbox and he e-mailed me this extract from David Cameron's speech the other day: "We will therefore hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, pass a law requiring a referendum to approve any further transfers of power to t...

Conservative leader David Cameron yesterday unveiled the Conservatives’ policy on Europe. He said there would be no referendum on the EU, and that he would instead seek a mandate for his new position through the General Election. He said an incoming Conservative government would introduce an “Irish-style referendum lock” on any future Treaty handing over further powers from Brita...

A senior Conservative MP calls on Prime Minister David Cameron to hold a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union.

Iain Dale, writing about the Lisbon Treaty, suggests that:The Eurocrats need the whole treaty to be ratified by every country because they know that if the process isn't complete before David Cameron becomes PM he will hold a referendum in Britain which would undoubedly [sic] result in a no vote.Cameron. Referendum. That's as likely as, well as likely as...

David Cameron ruled out a referendum on membership of the European Union as he sought to play down the prospect of a major renegotiation of Britain's relationship with Brussels.

According to the Herald, a poll for the Sunday Times shows that Scots would vote for independence if there is a Conservative government at Westminster when the referendum is held: Asked in general how they would vote in a referendum on Scottish independence, 34% said they would vote in favour with 50% against. But asked if the referendum took place against the backdrop of a Conservative