Tusk insists UK deal can’t be overruled
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EU President Donald Tusk said yesterday that the bloc’s top court cannot overrule Britain’s renegotiation deal, weighing into a debate between Prime Minister David Cameron and a top minister.
British Justice Secretary Michael Gove — who backs a British exit from the European Union — had said the agreement by Cameron and European leaders at a Brussels summit last week was not legally binding.
But Tusk told the European Parliament the deal was “irreversible” so long as British people voted to stay in the EU in the June 23 referendum.
“The 28 heads of state or government unanimously adopted a legally binding and irreversible settlement for the United Kingdom in the EU,” Tusk said.
“The decision concerning a new settlement is in conformity with the treaties and cannot be annulled by the ECJ (European Court of Justice).”
“But it will only enter into force if the British people vote to say.” Tusk said that a “leave” vote meant the deal would no longer exist and that Britain would leave the bloc.
Tusk urged the European Parliament to approve the deal so it can be turned into legislation, addressing fears MEPs could choose to block key parts.
Cameron says the deal will give Britain a “special status” in the bloc, allowing the government to limit welfare benefit payments to migrants and giving it safeguards as a non-member of the eurozone.
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