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Originally Posted by Hugh
That's because it's an opinion piece by Andrew Lilico (who writes in the BrexitCentral) in the Express, posted in 2014 (but then it was by 2020 every country had to be in the Euro), resurrected by the Express every couple of years (last time was in 2017) and that has been soundly debunked many times since...
Esther McVey used it last week, and got slammed for spreading lies.
https://www.theweek.co.uk/100115/est...ing-on-twitter |
Ah, wondered if it was this! I see Esther McVey deleted the tweet saying this after multiple replies calling out the fact that it was nonsense. Even the shortest google search brings up Protocol 15 of the TFEU;
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1. Unless the United Kingdom notifies the Council that it intends to adopt the euro, it shall be under no obligation to do so.
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https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/treaty/teu_2016/pro_15/oj