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Andrew Tyrie: I did not sign Conservative EU veto letter Andrew Tyrie: I did not sign Conservative EU veto letter
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A senior Conservative MP has said his name appeared on a Eurosceptic letter sent to the prime minister even though he never signed it. A Tory MP has said his name appeared on a Eurosceptic letter sent to David Cameron even though he never signed it.
Andrew Tyrie told the BBC he had seen a draft of the letter urging Parliament to have a national veto over EU laws but did not agree with all of it.Andrew Tyrie told the BBC he had seen a draft of the letter urging Parliament to have a national veto over EU laws but did not agree with all of it.
He claimed he knew of six other Tory MPs whose names wrongly appeared.He claimed he knew of six other Tory MPs whose names wrongly appeared.
The BBC's Nick Robinson said those behind the letter suggested Tory whips were putting pressure on MPs. The BBC's Nick Robinson said those behind the letter suggested Tory whips were putting pressure on MPs to withdraw their support for it.
The letter claimed to have the support of 96 Conservative backbenchers whose names were sent to Downing Street but were not made public.The letter claimed to have the support of 96 Conservative backbenchers whose names were sent to Downing Street but were not made public.
'Unrealistic'
It urged the prime minister to hand the Commons the ability to block new EU legislation and repeal existing measures that threaten Britain's "national interests".It urged the prime minister to hand the Commons the ability to block new EU legislation and repeal existing measures that threaten Britain's "national interests".
Ministers have dismissed the proposal as "unrealistic", saying it would make the single market unworkable.Ministers have dismissed the proposal as "unrealistic", saying it would make the single market unworkable.
Mr Tyrie, the chair of the Commons Treasury Committee, said he felt the letter was worthless without support from MPs from other parties.
Media reports suggested signatories to the letter, which was drafted by backbencher Bernard Jenkin, included James Clappison, Conor Burns, John Baron, Anne Main and former defence minister Sir Gerald Howarth.Media reports suggested signatories to the letter, which was drafted by backbencher Bernard Jenkin, included James Clappison, Conor Burns, John Baron, Anne Main and former defence minister Sir Gerald Howarth.
In the letter, they said the move would enable the government to "recover control over our borders, to lift EU burdens on business, to regain control over energy policy and to disapply the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights".In the letter, they said the move would enable the government to "recover control over our borders, to lift EU burdens on business, to regain control over energy policy and to disapply the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights".
Mr Cameron has promised to renegotiate the terms of Britain's membership of the European Union and hold a referendum in 2017.Mr Cameron has promised to renegotiate the terms of Britain's membership of the European Union and hold a referendum in 2017.
But many Conservative MPs want the prime minister to give more detail about exactly what changes he would like to see.But many Conservative MPs want the prime minister to give more detail about exactly what changes he would like to see.