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Labour for a Referendum (LfR) was a political campaign by members of the Labour Party that seeks a referendum in the United Kingdom on the European Union. The movement was set up following a pledge by the Conservative Party to hold an in-out vote if re-elected in United Kingdom general election, 2015. In the election campaign, Labour Party policy was that such a referendum would be an unnecessary distraction from government priorities. Following the Conservative victory in that election, the Labour Party committed to supporting passage of a Referendum Bill through Parliament thus achieving the result sought by this campaign. The campaign was chaired by JML chairman and Labour party donor John Mills, and directed by Dominic Moffitt, with party support from over 50 councillors, three council leaders and MPs including Kate Hoey, John McDonnell and Keith Vaz, the campaign aims to move the policy of the Labour Party to one which supports a referendum on membership of the EU, with the intention that this might help to secure a victory in the 2015 general election.〔http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2013/05/labour-divisions-over-eu-emerge-mps-launch-pro-referendum-group〕 Former Northern Ireland spokesman Jim Dowd MP said: "I have been a supporter of this cause for many years and firmly believe the Labour Party must commit to a referendum before the European elections next year. As the Tories tear themselves apart over this issue, Labour for a Referendum provides the opportunity to unite the party on giving the people a say on our future in the EU."〔 ==Notable supporters== Since its launch in May 2013, it attracted support from a number of councillors, MPs and party activists.〔http://labourforareferendum.com/〕 *Jim Dowd MP, MP for Lewisham West and Penge and former Northern Ireland spokesman *Keith Vaz MP, MP for Leicester East and former Europe minister *Kate Hoey MP, MP for Vauxhall *John Cryer MP, MP for Leyton and Wanstead *Rosie Cooper MP, MP for West Lancashire *Graham Stringer MP, MP for Blackley and Broughton *Austin Mitchell MP, former MP for Great Grimsby *Lord Moonie, Member of the House of Lords *David Drew, former MP for Stroud *Kevin Meagher, associate editor of ''Labour Uncut'' *Owen Jones, ''Guardian'' columinst *Richard Wilson OBE 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Labour for a Referendum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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