Brown warns on Irish Lisbon guarantees

The impact of the Lisbon Treaty on Britain must not be affected “in any way” by Irish demands for extra treaty guarantees, Gordon Brown said this afternoon.

Brown warns on Irish Lisbon guarantees

The impact of the Lisbon Treaty on Britain must not be affected “in any way” by Irish demands for extra treaty guarantees, Gordon Brown said this afternoon.

The British Prime Minister was speaking at an EU summit which is due to approve written pledges to Irish voters that the Lisbon Treaty will not affect Irish tax policy, neutrality, abortion laws or workers’ rights.

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