EU treaty marks shift in our defence policy

I WISH to rebut the accusation of inaccuracy levelled at me by Alan Murphy-Reeve whose argument is with the EU presidency, not with me (Letters, February 26).

I quoted accurately (Letters, February 18) what the EU presidency said when it described Article 28A.7 of the Lisbon treaty as a mutual defence clause.

If that makes Mr Murphy-Reeve unhappy, he should take it up with the presidency. Otherwise he risks putting himself into the category of people he gives out about — those who attempt to misrepresent the issue.