EU Treaty referendum to face court challenge in UK

A millionaire businessman today won permission to launch a High Court challenge over the Government’s refusal to hold a referendum on the EU Reform Treaty (the Lisbon Treaty).

A millionaire businessman today won permission to launch a High Court challenge over the British government’s refusal to hold a referendum on the EU Reform Treaty (the Lisbon Treaty).

Stuart Wheeler, a major Conservative Party donor, claims that he had “a legitimate expectation” that Gordon Brown would hold a vote.