The Today programme discussed the imposition of Jean-Claude Juncker as the next European Commission president: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b047bzkr
This is happening because Labour under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown arbitrarily (without a referendum) signed the Treaty of Nice (2001) and the Treaty of Lisbon (2009) giving up the British veto in this area and allowing appointment of the European Commission president by qualified majority voting.
As the choice of the European Commission president has an important constitutional impact upon the United Kingdom, and as the system of appointment was changed without the democratic consent of the British people, I think we are justified in abrogating the Nice and Lisbon treaties.
This is happening because Labour under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown arbitrarily (without a referendum) signed the Treaty of Nice (2001) and the Treaty of Lisbon (2009) giving up the British veto in this area and allowing appointment of the European Commission president by qualified majority voting.
As the choice of the European Commission president has an important constitutional impact upon the United Kingdom, and as the system of appointment was changed without the democratic consent of the British people, I think we are justified in abrogating the Nice and Lisbon treaties.
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