Peter Hain calls for the people of Wales to be consulted on EU membership as MPs debate proposal for early referendum

Former Welsh Secretary Peter Hain called on the 8 November 2013 for a full consultation with the people of Wales before the UK moves to hold a referendum on continued membership of the European Union.

The Labour Neath MP warned an EU exit would be 'catastrophic for British jobs and prosperity' and stated that Britain was in danger of 'sleepwalking into withdrawal from the European Union'.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: EU referendum: MPs call for public to have their say http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-referendum-mps-call-for-public-to-have-their-say/

BBC News, 08.11.13: Tories defend EU referendum plan amid Labour blocking efforts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24859102

ESO: Background information: More people in Wales want to leave the European Union than stay in http://www.europeansources.info/record/more-people-in-wales-want-to-leave-the-european-union-than-stay-in/

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