Former Tory minister Owen Paterson to urge UK’s EU exit

Preview and reports of speech by a former United Kingdom Conservative Party Minister Owen Paterson on the 24 November 2014 to in which he called for Britain to leave the European Union and negotiate a free trade agreement with the rest of Europe.

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Conservative Home, 24.11.14: Owen Paterson’s robust pitch to those who’ve given up on the Conservatives http://www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2014/11/owen-patersons-robust-pitch-to-those-whove-given-up-on-the-conservatives.html

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Blog: Open Europe, 25.11.14: Owen Paterson: Has he called for #Brexit or #EUReform? http://openeuropeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/owen-paterson-has-he-called-for-eu-exit.html

Conservative Home, 25.11.14: The Conservatives won’t win by banging on. And on. And on. And on. And on and on and on about Europe http://www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2014/11/the-conservatives-wont-win-by-banging-on-and-on-and-on-and-on-and-on-and-on-and-on-about-europe.html

UK 2020: Speech, 24.11.14: An optimistic vision of a post-EU United Kingdom http://www.uk2020.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Owen-Paterson-Europe-Speech-24-November-2014-Online.pdf

EurActiv, 02.12.14: Ashdown on UK referendum: 'I’m confident we can win it for ‘yes’' http://www.euractiv.com/sections/uk-europe/ashdown-uk-referendum-im-confident-we-can-win-it-yes-310482

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