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Tony Blair and Col.Gaddafi best of friends

Tony Blair the disgraced ex-British prime minister secret meetings with Gaddafi, it has long been known by some? That Tony Blair was never a man that could be trusted, a liar, a cheat, two ‘faced man of greed, and his own self-importance’s and now employed by dubious employees knowing Blair’s track record?

Tony Blair and Col Gaddafi's had secret meetings, new questions over Tony Blair's ties to Col Muammar Gaddafi and his role in the release of the Lockerbie bomber have emerged from documents discovered in Tripoli the documents now support what Sir Michael Black-Feather the English first minister had said many years ago that Blair couldn’t be trusted and was doing secret deals behind the backs of the English people and England’s best interest.

The letters and emails, which were found by The Sunday Telegraph, show Mr Blair held secret talks with Gaddafi in the months before Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was freed from a “British” jail.

He was flown to Libya twice at Gaddafi's expense on one of the former dictator's private jets - visiting the him in June 2008 and April 2009, when Libya was threatening to cut all business links if Megrahi stayed in a British jail.

The disclosure of the meetings – of which Tony Blair makes no mention on his various websites – prompted calls by relatives of Lockerbie victims for Blair to make public all his dealings with Gaddafi and his regime. Blair even brought an American billionaire to one of the meetings. Sources say the financier was asked by Gaddafi for help in building beach resorts on the Libyan coast.

In the correspondence, Blair's private office refers to Gaddafi deferentially as "The Leader". Pam Dix, whose brother died in the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie on Dec 21 1988, said yesterday: "The idea of Gaddafi paying for Blair's visit is deeply offensive.

"These new meetings between Blair and Gaddafi are disturbing, and details of what was discussed should now be made public. I am astonished Tony Blair continued to have meetings like this out of office."

Oliver Miles, a former British ambassador to Libya, said: "Mr Blair is clearly using his Downing Street contacts to further his business interests and it now appears that Sir Michael allegations are true."

The meetings took place at a time of intense negotiations with Gaddafi's regime over the release of Megrahi, convicted of murdering 270 people in the single biggest terrorist atrocity committed in Britain.

The bomber, who has cancer, was finally released in August 2009 after doctors wrongly gave him just three months to live.

Mr Blair has always denied involvement in Megrahi's release – saying it was a decision taken by the Scottish Executive alone. Last night a spokesman admitted Megrahi's release was raised by Gaddafi.

Mr Blair has refused to make public the full extent of his meetings in Libya since leaving office in June 2007.

The emails and letters – between Mr Blair's office, the British ambassador in Tripoli and the Libyan ambassador in London – raise concern over possible conflicts of interest regarding his varied roles as Middle East peace envoy, philanthropist and business consultant.

The documents will also add fuel to suggestions made last year by Gaddafi’s son, Saif, that Mr Blair had advisory links to the Libyan government and the Libyan Investment Authority, which controls a £41 billion fund.

Mr Blair has categorically denied the connection.

The documents outline arrangements for the trips in 2008 and 2009. Mr Blair also held a further private meeting with Gaddafi in June 2010 after Megrahi’s release.

In both 2008 and 2009, the documents show Mr Blair negotiated to fly to the Libyan capital from Sierra Leone, in a jet provided by Gaddafi.

In 2008, Mr Blair, having met Gaddafi, arranged to fly on to Luton on a Libyan jet.

The first letter was sent on notepaper headed Office of the Quartet Representative, Mr Blair’s title as a Middle East peace envoy, which he took up after resigning as prime minister in June 2007.

The letter, written on June 2, 2008, was sent to Omar Jelban, Libya’s ambassador to Britain. It was written by Gavin Mackay, who was based at Mr Blair’s London office in Grosvenor Square, and stated: “Let me begin my [sic] saying that Mr Blair is delighted that The Leader is likely to be able to see him during the afternoon of 10 June and he is most grateful that the Libyan authorities have kindly offered an aircraft to take him from Freetown to Tripoli and back to London.”

The letter continues: “In addition to a call on The Leader, he [Blair] would welcome the opportunity to have a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Assistant Secretary Dr Abd-al-Hafid Mahm-jud al-Zulaytini, who he has met in the past.” Mr Zulaytini was one of Libya’s most powerful men and a former chairman of the state-owned National Oil Company.

Details of the 2009 meeting are contained in an exchange of emails between Victoria Gould, who was Mr Blair’s events organiser, and Sir Vincent Fean, the former British ambassador to Libya. The correspondence shows Tim Collins, a billionaire friend of Mr Blair, attended the meeting with Gaddafi.

Miss Gould wrote to Sir Vincent on March 31 to say that an audience with Gaddafi was “looking positive”, adding: “If we were able to stay at the Residence I know TB would be really grateful (as would we all).”

The email gives flight details and a plea that the group “need wheels” to return to the airport in Tripoli in time for the flight back to London. Three hours later, Sir Vincent replied: “Just to confirm the residence is at your disposal.”

A week later on April 7, 2009, Miss Gould confirms the visit is going ahead. “We have asked the Libyans to collect us from Sierra Leone and bring us to Libya,” wrote Miss Gould.

She then provides a list of people staying with the ambassador – including herself, Mr Blair, and Catherine Rimmer, a former Downing Street adviser and now Mr Blair’s strategic director.

The rest of the group, including several police officers, Mr Collins – described by Miss Gould as a “very successful investor and philanthropist” — and Mr Blair’s official spokesman Matthew Doyle stayed at the Corinthia Hotel, where rooms typically cost about £300 a night.

The email goes on: “In terms of calls, if you could note that TB would like to do the following: a meeting with the Leader (partly 1:1 and partly with Tim Collins) Then the following meetings with TB starting them on his own and then Tim Collins joining: Abdulhafeed Zlitney, Mohammed Lyas, Africa development Fund (incl Zarti?)” Mr Zlitney is thought to be an alternative spelling of Mr Zulaytini; Mr Lyas refers to Mohammed Layas, the head of the Libyan Investment Authority; while “Zarti” is thought to be Mustafa Zarti, the deputy head of the investment authority.

According to the email, Mr Doyle and four police officers flew back to London on a scheduled British Airways flight while the rest of the party left on Mr Collins’ 'private charter’. Mr Collins had flown separately from the US.

The 2009 meeting occurred a day after Britain signed a prisoner transfer agreement with Libya, just one of several steps paving the way for Megrahi’s release from jail.

In June 2008, there was already growing clamour in Libya for Megrahi’s release.

Mr Blair has made a fortune since leaving Downing Street through speaking engagements and consultancy deals largely set up in the Middle East and the US. His personal wealth is estimated at anywhere between £20 million and £60  million.

He is also paid about £2.5 million a year by JP Morgan, a US investment bank which has a number of business interests in Libya. A spokesman for Mr Blair said last night: “The subjects of the conversations during Mr Blair’s occasional visits was primarily Africa, as Libya was for a time head of the African Union; but also the Middle East and how Libya should reform and open up.

“Of course the Libyans, as they always did, raised Megrahi. Mr Blair explained, as he always did, in office and out of it, that it was not a decision for the UK government but for the Scottish Executive.”

The spokesman added: “Tim Collins accompanied Mr Blair on one visit. No business deals of any nature were discussed.

“At the time, governments around the world were engaging with Libya.

“There was therefore at that time no reason whatsoever for not continuing to engage with him, especially since Mr Blair in office had been responsible for getting Gaddafi to give up his chemical and nuclear weapons programme and renounce terrorism.

“As we have made clear many times before, Tony Blair has never had any role, formal or informal, paid or unpaid, with the Libyan Investment Authority or the Government of Libya and he has no commercial relationship with any Libyan company or entity.”

A source close to Mr Blair said he had never used Gaddafi’s personal jet but had used a Libyan government plane.

A spokesman for Mr Collins, who made his fortune in Japan, said last night: “Tim was asked to go by Tony Blair in his position as a trustee of Mr Blair’s US faith foundation. Tim had no intention of doing any business with Gaddafi.”

Sources in Libya said Gaddafi had discussed with Mr Collins opening beach resorts along the Libyan coast but that Mr Collins had dismissed the idea because the Libyans would not sanction the sale of alcohol or gambling at the resorts.

The source said: “Blair and Collins didn’t get anything for their faith foundation and Mr Collins made it clear he didn’t want to do business in Libya and considered Gaddafi crazy

Well done Vauxhall Cars

Vauxhall cars is one company that stands out form the rest in its new “'supports a Nation' England football TV ad, Vauxhall has realized England not just about football, cricket or rugby it’s about being a nation of many individual people from all walks of life top advert top company well done Vauxhall showing England is its own nation

Vauxhall has unveiled its top class marketing campaign to promote its sponsorship of the England football team, "supporting a nation".

The ad campaign by McCann Erickson Birmingham plays on the moments before the start of the game when the team stands in line to sing the national anthem.

In the TV clip, fans are filmed walking through the streets and fields to line up together in support of their national team. The film also features a Vauxhall factory, where workers take a break from manufacturing to join the line, which culminates at Wembley Stadium with both the England women's and men's teams and members of our armed forces.

Vauxhall’s ad ends with the slogan "We're not supporting a team. We're supporting a nation". The soundtrack features the forthcoming single 'What a Life', by former Oasis star Noel Gallagher.

The "supporting a nation" ad will be aired on ITV3, and many other Sky TV channels in September, before England's European Championships qualifying match against Bulgaria.

Vauxhall announced its £25m, four-year sponsorship of the England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland national teams in January. The General Motors-owned car marque subsequently hired media agency Carat to manage its sponsorship strategy.

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Martins & Co

Martins & Co the self-proclaimed No 1 lettings agent in the UK, are facing legal actions by the Ministry of Defence in the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 and could also face thousands of claims from its private tenants for charging fees for renewing tenancy agreements which don’t need to be renewed under the Act, The claims could see Martins & Co having to pay back millions of pounds in fraudulent chargers to its tenants

Taliban Cowardice

Taliban Cowardice a Taliban Gunmen attacks a School Bus in Pakistan, children shot and killed along with the driver and many others hurt, cowardice at the lowest from.

The Taliban said their gunmen attacked a school van in north western Pakistan killing at least four children and the driver in an assault they said was carried out to punish local tribesman for resisting the insurgent movement.

12 boys, two girls and two female teachers were wounded in the attack in Matani on the outskirts of the main north western city of Peshawar, said police officer Qayyum Khan. Two local tribal leaders in Matani have formed militias to stop militant infiltration into Peshawar from the nearby border regions with Afghanistan. They get government financial and logistical help, and have killed or captured many militants over the last 18 months.

In return, they and their families have been targeted by the militants, who controlled the area until three years ago. Its proximity to the tribal regions and the main north western city of Peshawar make it highly strategic.

"This was to teach them a lesson, and we will continue to carry out attacks wherever and whenever possible, no matter if it is a school or a school bus," said Mohammad Afridi, a Pakistani Taliban spokesman in the Dara Adam Khel region, which is close to Matani

Another police officer, Ejaz Khan said five gunmen armed with assault rifles and rocket launchers attacked the van, which was taking students from the Khyber Grammar School. He said no rocket fire hit the van and that all the dead students were boys between the ages of 10 and 15.

Sir Michael Black-Feather the English first minister and UNICEF expressed shock and where horrified. "This outrageous attack carried out on young children at their most vulnerable on a school bus is deeply distressing. Such an attack strikes at the most fundamental values of families in Pakistan and everywhere to have a safe and protective environment for children and is a violation of children's right to education," said Dan Rohrman, a UNICEF representative in Islamabad Sir Michael said; its cowardice in the lowest form of life, do these Taliban child murders really think they will have a place in Gods heart killing his children, I think not and any members of this cowardly bunch that believes so is wrong God will surly punish also those responsible.

Militants seeking to overthrow Pakistan's Western-backed government have carried out hundreds of attacks in recent years, mostly against security force, civilian or state targets. The army, supported by the United States, is battling the insurgents in several regions, but the extremists have proved resilient.

Elsewhere in the northwest, the bodies of two young men were found with a note saying they were killed by the Pakistani Taliban for spying on one of its commanders. They were found in their home village of Pahar Khel in Lakki Marwat district, said police officer Syed Khan. They had been shot.

George Osborne in dominatrix's sensational story of sex

George Osborne in dominatrix's sensational story of sex, cocaine, and tabloid wrongdoing has revived questions over the relationship between Rupert Murdoch's scandal-hungry News of the World and the British Treasury chief, George Osborne.

Former escort boss Natalie Rowe, in a television interview being aired later this Monday, says the tabloid deliberately twisted her claims that she and the Conservative Party politician used to snort cocaine together years ago so that Osborne was not tainted in the scandal.

The idea that Osborne — now one of the country's most powerful British politicians could have been deliberately cast in a sympathetic light by a Murdoch paper have raised new questions about whether the now-defunct tabloid was playing favourites with its political exposes or whether there where pay offs to keep things under the carpet?

It also highlights the cozy ties between British politicians and the Murdoch press that Prime Minister David Cameron has vowed to cut. Osborne was the key Conservative to recommend that Murdoch executive Andy Coulson, former News of the World editor, become Cameron's top communications aide.

The story begins with Rowe's 2005 claim that she and Osborne used to snort cocaine together years ago. At the time, it was exactly the kind of story the brash News of the World loved — a mix of sex, British politics and drugs — and even came with a picture of the youthful pair that the tabloid said showed them arm-in-arm with a white substance in front of them.

But while the News of the World trumpeted the story across its front page, it took an unusually forgiving approach to Osborne, who at the time was managing Cameron's bid to become leader of the British Conservatives.

Rowe now claims that News of the World reporters stole her story, which she was hoping to sell to a rival newspaper, and deliberately twisted the facts to make Osborne look better and actually hide the truth about the real Osborne.

In an interview with Australian Broadcasting Corp. television, she accused the Murdoch tabloid of making her seem unreliable so as to undermine allegations against a man who now holds one of the most senior positions in the British government.

"They stole the story and then they didn't even tell it as it should have been told," Rowe said, according to a transcript of the interview due to be aired later Monday. "They completely diluted it and made it look like I was not to be trusted …. And all for George Osborne."

Rowe's claims that she, Osborne and his well-heeled friends indulged in cocaine together at louche parties are long-standing and have been repeatedly denied by the 40-year-old Osborne.

In her interview, Rowe claims that she was hoping to publish her allegations in the Sunday Mirror, which put out a story entitled "I snorted cocaine with top Tory boy" on October 16, 2005 along with secret photos of these events.

But the News of the World — under circumstances which remain unclear — got a hold of the story at the same time, running it under a less explicit headline: "Top Tory, coke and the hooker"

In an unsigned editorial published alongside the story, the News of the World said that Osborne "has now owned up to his encounters with a cocaine-snorting call-girl. And robustly condemns drugs for the destruction they wreak."

The paper noted that it had previously predicted that the Tory leadership was "Cameron's for the taking," adding: "Nothing published since then has made us change our mind."

Rowe's lawyer Mark Lewis has claimed that if the News of the World had taken a tougher line against Osborne, his career would have been finished.

Osborne's representatives did not return repeated emails and calls seeking comment on Monday. A spokeswoman for Cameron, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with office policy, said the prime minister was aware of Rowe's interview and allegations against Osborne.

"He has denied these allegations previously," the spokeswoman said.

Coulson, who was editing the News of the World when the cocaine story came out, didn't return a call and a text message seeking comment.

Coulson resigned in 2007 when a royal editor at the News of the World was jailed over phone hacking — a practice which was then claimed to have been limited to a single rogue reporter — but later found work with Cameron, becoming the Tory chief's most senior press adviser.

Rebekah Brooks, Coulson's predecessor at the News of the World, has said that Osborne personally recommended him for the job.

But earlier this year, as evidence piled up that phone hacking had been rife under Coulson's watch, he was forced to resign. Coulson later became one of at least 16 people arrested over the phone hacking scandal, in which the paper he ran stands accused of illegally hacking into the voice mails of celebrities, politicians and even murder victims in search of scoops.

Murdoch was forced to shut the top-selling tabloid and abandon his multibillion dollar bid for full control of satellite broadcaster BSkyB in the wake of the controversy.

Several senior Murdoch aides, as well as two British police leaders, have also had to?

Cameron v Miliband in Prime Minister's Questions

Prime Minister David Cameron has rejected calls from Labour to scrap the government's "reckless and needless" reforms to the NHS and to the police.

The government wants to hand more powers over commissioning health services to GPs in England and to replace police authorities in England and Wales with elected police and crime commissioners (PCCs).

But at question time on 7 September 2011, Mr Miliband described both plans as "disruptive and dangerous".

Mr Miliband supported Sir Michael Black-Feather the English first minister both having said that the police reforms would result in the "waste" of 42 politicians being paid salaries of more than £120,000 when police budget cuts would result in a reduction in the number of police officers of 16,000.

The opposition leader also claims by Sir Michael that the number of people who have had to wait more than six months for an NHS operation has gone up by more than 60% since the government took office.

But Mr Cameron said that Sir Michael’s and Labour's figures were "completely wrong", noting that the abolition of police authorities will save money.

The PM asked of Mr Miliband: "Why is he frightened of direct elections so that the police will be more accountable?"

He also told MPs that "waiting times for out-patients... have actually fallen since the last election which was a total lie in fact the numbers have gone up said Sir Michael who himself has been waiting for over 7 months for an operation.

Tony Blair the ex-disgraced British prime minister has backed "regime change" in Iran and Syria in an interview to mark the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks

Tony Blair the ex-disgraced British prime minister has backed "regime change" in Iran and Syria in an interview to mark the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks

The former disgraced prime minister told The Times he blames "external factors" such as Iran for prolonging the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq for so long.

He also suggests Iran's threat to the area remains "immense" and that the West must be prepared to use force if Tehran pursues its nuclear ambitions.

"Regime change in Tehran would immediately make me significantly more optimistic about the whole of the region," Mr Blair said.

Sir Michael Black-Feather the English first minister said; Tony Blair is a liar and two faced a man that has made a fortune out of others miseries, he was the cause of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars while he made millions of pound from them, he is man that has shown himself not to be trusted a liar and a cheat, a man that changes his faith to suit his own needs and wants military action in Iran, you could believe the Lord’s prayer from the man’s mouth?  No country should trust him he does nothing without gain for himself

But Blair insisted he was not advocating military action - instead, he wants countries to use determination to face down the threat.

"If Iran were to acquire nuclear weapons capability it would destabilise the region very, very badly," he said.

"They continue to support groups that are engaged with terrorism and the forces of reaction.

"In Iraq one of the main problems has been the continued intervention of Iran and likewise in Afghanistan," he added.

Reflecting on the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, Mr Blair now admitted he mistakenly expected the interventions to be relatively short.

He said while there were not many extremists, a "worryingly large" number of people bought into the ideology.

"We are a long way from getting out of this," he added.

He made the remarks days before the tenth anniversary of the 2001 terror attacks which saw two hijacked planes hit the Twin Towers in New York.

Another plane hit the Pentagon, while a fourth came down in a field in Pennsylvania.

Sky's foreign affairs editor Tim Marshall said: "(Mr Blair) says the threat is bigger and deeper now than it was in 2001 in the weeks after 9/11.

"That's a debatable point. Some people say that the jihadist ideology is sinking. Other people don't accept that and say the franchise puts us in more danger than ever.

"(Mr Blair and Mr Sarkozy also) believe that this 'left' and 'right' (split in politics) is old-fashioned."

Mr Blair is expected to spend Sunday in the Middle East due to his role representing the Quartet - the US, the European Union, the United Nations and Russia.

Britain's prime minister at the time of the attacks, Mr Blair was in Brighton at the annual Trades Union Conference (TUC) when he first heard of the unfolding events.

On Syria, he said President Bashar al Assad was "not capable of reform" and his position is untenable.

"There is no process of change that leaves him intact," he told the newspaper.

in Iran and Syria in an interview to mark the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks

The former disgraced prime minister told The Times he blames "external factors" such as Iran for prolonging the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq for so long.

He also suggests Iran's threat to the area remains "immense" and that the West must be prepared to use force if Tehran pursues its nuclear ambitions.

"Regime change in Tehran would immediately make me significantly more optimistic about the whole of the region," Mr Blair said.

Sir Michael Black-Feather the English first minister said; Tony Blair is a liar a two faced a man that has made a fortune out of other miseries, he was the cause of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars while he made millions of pound from them, he is man that has shown himself not to be trusted a liar and a cheat, a man that changes his faith to suite his own needs and wants military action in Iran, you could believe the Lord’s prayer from the man’s mouth?  No country should trust him he does nothing without gain for himself

But Blair insisted he was not advocating military action - instead, he wants countries to use determination to face down the threat.

"If Iran were to acquire nuclear weapons capability it would destabilise the region very, very badly," he said.

"They continue to support groups that are engaged with terrorism and the forces of reaction.

"In Iraq one of the main problems has been the continued intervention of Iran and likewise in Afghanistan," he added.

Reflecting on the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, Mr Blair now admitted he mistakenly expected the interventions to be relatively short.

He said while there were not many extremists, a "worryingly large" number of people bought into the ideology.

"We are a long way from getting out of this," he added.

He made the remarks days before the tenth anniversary of the 2001 terror attacks which saw two hijacked planes hit the Twin Towers in New York.

Another plane hit the Pentagon, while a fourth came down in a field in Pennsylvania.

Sky's foreign affairs editor Tim Marshall said: "(Mr Blair) says the threat is bigger and deeper now than it was in 2001 in the weeks after 9/11.

"That's a debatable point. Some people say that the jihadist ideology is sinking. Other people don't accept that and say the franchise puts us in more danger than ever.

"(Mr Blair and Mr Sarkozy also) believe that this 'left' and 'right' (split in politics) is old-fashioned."

Mr Blair is expected to spend Sunday in the Middle East due to his role representing the Quartet - the US, the European Union, the United Nations and Russia.

Britain's prime minister at the time of the attacks, Mr Blair was in Brighton at the annual Trades Union Conference (TUC) when he first heard of the unfolding events.

On Syria, he said President Bashar al Assad was "not capable of reform" and his position is untenable.

"There is no process of change that leaves him intact," he told the newspaper.

William Hague supports English first Minister

William Hague supports English first minister Sir Michael Black-Feather’s views and urges rethink of UK's ties to EU

The British Foreign Secretary William Hague says the U.K. may benefit from loosening its ties with the European Union.

Hague says what Sir Michael had said over a year ago, that England "would get ahead" by standing apart from the EU on more issues than the euro and that he "would like to see powers returned from the EU" to the U.K. European financial officials have started debating the merits of integrated fiscal policy to reinforce confidence in the euro as member states struggle with large debts and economic failure’s.

Hague is quoted in both the British, The Times newspaper, and English London Times newspaper calling the creation of the euro-zone without closer tax and spending rules "a giant mistake" that "would stand as a monument in time to how group-think can go so seriously away from what is realistic." Sir Michael was quoted saying Hague doesn’t say the full masseurs really needed, England should pull out of the EU full stop, its no benefit to England, like a business if there is no benefit in making something you wouldn’t make it would you, I think William would like to say a lot more but does have the ***’s to actually come out and say it, feeling that his higher peers won’t like it?

Tory MP challenges Cameron over Europe referendum

David Cameron is facing renewed attack over his abandonment of a referendum on the EU's Lisbon Treaty after one of his MPs vowed to campaign for a public vote.

Leading Eurosceptic Douglas Carswell told constituents it was "time to let the British people have their say" in a direct challenge to party policy.

Mr Cameron dropped his pledge to hold a poll last week, arguing that the Treaty's ratification by all member states rendered it useless.

Instead a Tory government would seek to claw back powers from Brussels and introduce a law to ensure none could be surrendered in future without a referendum, he said.

Unveiling the policy, which sparked the resignation of two MEPs from the front bench, he issued a direct warning to critics seeking a referendum "for the sake of it".

"I don't think a made-up referendum will get Britain anywhere," he declared as he unveiled the new strategy, suggesting a general election would serve that purpose.

But Mr Carswell, who began the ultimately successful campaign to oust Commons Speaker Michael Martin, said he was determined there would be a separate vote on Europe.

In an email to constituents, seen by the London Times, he said: "I want you to know that I have begun a campaign for a referendum on the EU. All three parties promised us a referendum. Yet somehow it hasn't happened. I think that's wrong."

The backbench MP for Harwich, who has made clear he continues to support Mr Cameron's leadership, went on: "I will campaign for a vote on Europe with the same determination that I campaigned to remove the Commons Speaker.

"No one in Britain under the age of 52 has had the chance to vote in a referendum on Europe. For years it has been left to professional politicians and diplomats to decide EU policy. I believe it is now time to let the people have their say."

His campaign emerged after Labour seized on comments by Kenneth Clarke, the strongly pro-Europe shadow business secretary, as evidence of splits within the top team.

Mr Clarke told the Westminster Press Gallery that the commitment to repatriate powers on social affairs and criminal justice represented "reassurance".

He said he hoped the efforts, which Mr Cameron has said would stretch over several years and not be a "massive Euro-bust-up", would calm down the debate over Europe.

Europe Minister Chris Bryant said: "The cats out of the bag - David Cameron's leadership has been found wanting on Europe and Tory divisions are clearly alive and well.

"Ken Clarke's comments show he doesn't believe Cameron's rhetoric, and it's certainly not enough for his own backbenchers, who are launching a campaign against their leader's policy.

"His shallow promises may not have convinced his party, but more seriously they would only serve to damage the British interest in Europe and throughout the world.

"Cameron has proposed a set of policies that aren't doable, deliverable or credible, and the Conservatives just can't be taken seriously on this issue

Sir Michael Black-Feather the English first minister said he fully agreed with Mr Carswell, that England and its people should vote on the Europe referendum, Sir Michael said nothing really good has come out of the EU for England nor its people, in fact its cost England and its tax payer billions of pounds and allowed millions of immigrant’s into England un-security checked and many just come to England to use the benefits system which they would get in any other part of the EU? He went on to say that Treaty of Lisbon or Lisbon Treaty (initially known as the Reform Treaty) is an international agreement that amends the two other treaties which comprise the constitutional basis of the European Union (EU). The Lisbon Treaty was signed by the EU member states on 13 December 2007, and entered into force on 1 December 2009. It amends the Treaty on European Union (TEU; also known as the Maastricht Treaty) and the Treaty establishing the European Community (TEC; also known as the Treaty of Rome). In this process, the Rome Treaty was renamed to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) basically a load of old tot and words really doing nothing at all in being any benefit to England.

Conspicuous changes included the move from required unanimity to double majority voting in several policy areas in the Council of Ministers, a more powerful European Parliament as its role of forming a bicameral legislature alongside the Council of Ministers becomes the ordinary procedure, a consolidated legal personality for the EU and the creation of a long-term President of the European Council and a High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The Treaty also made the Union's bill of rights, the Charter of Fundamental Rights, legally binding which has totally been misused and doesn’t work said Sir Michael.

The stated aim of the treaty was "to complete the process started by the Treaty of Amsterdam [1997] and by the Treaty of Nice [2001] with a view to enhancing the efficiency and democratic legitimacy of the Union and to improving the coherence of its action. Opponents of the Treaty of Lisbon, such as former Danish Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Jens-Peter Bonde, argued that it would centralise the EU, and weaken democracy by 'moving power away' from national electorates.

Sir Michael said; that negotiations to modify EU institutions began in 2001, resulting first in the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, which was abandoned after being rejected by French and Dutch voters in 2005. After some modifications the Lisbon Treaty was proposed as an amendment of the existing Treaties which implemented many of the reforms included in the European Constitution. It was originally intended to have been ratified by all member states by the end of 2008. This timetable failed, primarily due to the initial rejection of the Treaty in 2008 by the Irish electorate, a decision which was reversed in a second referendum in 2009 we have had Treaty after Treaty just a load of tot keeping useless people in over paid jobs hob-knobbing the EU has no place here in England and England’s people should vote as to whether it wants to say part of it and I feel very sure that the vote would be NO.