Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2014-07-02-Speech-3-049-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2014-07-02"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20140702.5.3-049-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2014-07-02-Speech-3-050-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Dame Glenis Willmott2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, last week the British Prime Minister suffered a humiliating defeat, outvoted 26 to 2. For someone who has staked Britain’s membership of the EU on reforming Europe, he is certainly not very good at making friends and influencing people. Perhaps it was his decision to pull out of the EPP and away from the centre-right leaders across Europe; maybe it is the fact that he is now allied with the German version of UKIP, or maybe it is his constant threats that he will pull out of the EU if he does not get his own way. It is clear to everyone that whatever Cameron does is not really about trying to change the EU for the better but rather to appease certain sections of his own political party. It is not about the British national interest; it is about the interests of the Tory party. Yes, we need reform; the election results across Europe told us that people expect better – an alternative to relentless austerity. They expect us to prioritise jobs and growth, and they expect us to address some of the absurdities of the EU, such as travelling here once a month. I have no doubt that a majority of us in this Parliament are ready to take on those challenges, but we must ensure that the new Commission President is up to the job of making the reforms we desperately need. In order to achieve real reform, you have to build alliances and work together; grandstanding, posturing and threats get you nowhere. Europe started off divided over Mr Juncker, but Cameron’s total incompetence has united Europe against him to the detriment of the British people."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Glenis Willmott (S&D ). -"1
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