AT midnight on Monday Britain ceased to be a sovereign nation in full charge of its own destiny. That is when the fully ratified Lisbon Treaty came into effect, giving Brussels the ability to accrue new powers over our lives whenever it feels like it, writes UKIP Leader Lord Pearson.

This betrayal of 1,000 years of British history was planned and implemented by a Labour regime that promised voters a referendum in order to keep the issue of Europe out of the last general election but cynically withdrew the offer once that election was won.

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