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Rejected petition Debate; Revoke the European Communities Act 1972
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In enacting the European Communities Bill in 1972 through an ordinary vote in the House of Commons, Edward Heath and his Government breached the constitutional convention which requires a prior consultation of the people (either by a general election or a referendum) on any measure involving constitutional change or loss of sovereignty.
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