North Lincolnshire MPs Andrew Percy and Martin Vickers among Tory rebels in EU budget vote
Two North Lincolnshire MPs were among 53 Conservative rebels as the Government was defeated in a House of Commons vote on EU budget cuts.
Andrew Percy, MP for Brigg and Goole and Martin Vickers, whose Cleethorpes constituency includes the Barton-Upon-Humber area, both voted against the Government.
The MPs joined Scunthorpe's Labour MP Nic Dakin in supporting a rebel Commons amendment demanding ministers seek a real-terms cut in the next seven-year EU budget for 2014-20.
The 307 to 294 vote defeat for the coalition Government was its first of significance since assuming power in 2010.
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The vote is not binding, although rebels made clear the Prime Minister could not afford to return from next month's crunch summit in Brussels with anything less than a real-terms cut.
The Government's position is for Britain to press for a real-terms freeze, with the budget continuing to rise with inflation.
Foreign Secretary William Hague said ministers would "hear and take notice" of what Parliament had said but indicated they would not change their negotiating position.
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by englander61
Thursday, November 01 2012, 11:40AM
“Lets they support the voters and give us the promised vote on being in the EU , That both party's had made and broken , As most people see the EU only working for the banks and rich company's , Flooding our country with migrant labour giving us a surplus helping keep wages down , Not allowing us to control immigration and asylum . We pay their wages to look after the people of this country Not rule over us .”