Mitchell in Nazi voting row

FINE Gael MEP Gay Mitchell was accused of arrogance yesterday after referring to the German public voting for Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime, or the Third Reich, in a discussion on the Irish public’s rejection of the Lisbon treaty.

In an interview on RTÉ Radio, Mr Mitchell dismissed the idea that all members of the EU should get a vote on the treaty and suggested that one country should not overrule the wishes of all others.

“The Germans voted for the Third Reich, the people outside Caesar’s Palace voted for the Crucifixion of Christ. What has a referendum got to do with it?”